# Obalapura Village, Molakalmuru, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Molakalmuru, Chitradurga 

# Obalapura

Obalapura is a village in Molakalmuru sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577537**. The 2011 Census counted **86 people in 17 households**, the 72nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 86people (2011)
- 17households
- 71.8%literacy
- 577537PIN code

## Obalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Obalapura is 577537.** Obalapura falls in Molakalmuru sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577537
- Gram panchayatChikkerahalli
- Community development blockMolakalmuru
- Census village code605192

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Obalapura from nearby towns?

- Molakalmuru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)95 km by road
- Molakalmuru (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Obalapura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Obalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Molakalmuru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Molakalmuru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Molakalmuru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Obalapura known for?

The main crops are **cotton and paddy**. About 65% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Obalapura

Of every 100 households in Obalapura in 2011, 68 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Obalapura · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****10%**

**59%

Television ****100%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Obalapura?

■ Obalapura · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**946

Working population ****55.8%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 64.9% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (31%) · **■** Other work 6 (12%) · **■** Marginal 27 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Molakalmuru

- Veerapura244 people
- Iyanahalli224 people
- Heruru213 people
- Matadajogihalli118 people
- Harvinadoddi78 people
- Duppi43 people
- Tuppadakkanahalli38 people
- Donetammenahalli36 people

[All 89 villages in Molakalmuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/molakalmuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Obalapura?577537
- How far is Obalapura from Chitradurga?95 km by road
- What is the population of Obalapura?86 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Obalapura in?Chitradurga district (Molakalmuru sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Obalapura?71.8% (Census 2011)