Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Kamalapura Kamalapura is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572217. The 2011 Census counted 2,202 people in 521 households, the 13th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,202 people (2011) - 521 households - 78.8% literacy - 572217 PIN code ## Kamalapura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kamalapura is 572217. Kamalapura falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572217 - Gram panchayat Malligere - Community development block Chiknayakanhalli - Census village code 610061 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kamalapura from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 77 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kamalapura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kamalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Handanakere - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Mathigatta - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chikkanayakanahalli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kamalapura known for? The main crops are ragi and horsegram. About 64% of the 1,035 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kamalapura Of every 100 households in Kamalapura in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kamalapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 86% - Toilet within the home 6% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 85% - Tap water 0% 51% - Drinking water within premises 2% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 17% 46% - Television 43% 46% - Mobile phone 24% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 37% 24% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kamalapura? ■ Kamalapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.8% 74.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 858 995 - Working population 49.7% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 70.4% for women. 68% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 609 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 114 (10%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 64 (6%) · ■ Marginal 303 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chiknayakanhalli - Thimmalapura 2,606 people - Muddenahalli 2,431 people - Bellara 2,327 people - Yalanadu 2,244 people - Doddayannegere 2,171 people - Godekere 2,070 people - Badakegudlu 2,063 people - Dabbagunte 1,972 people All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli ## Other places named Kamalapura - Kamalapura · Village, Harihar, Davanagere · 1,844 people - Kamalapura · Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural · 583 people - Kamalapura · Village, Arsikere, Hassan · 466 people - Kamalapura · Village, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur · 407 people - Kamalapura · Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura · 341 people - Kamalapura · Village, Sorab, Shimoga · 133 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kamalapura? 572217 - How far is Kamalapura from Tumkur? 77 km by road - What is the population of Kamalapura? 2,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamalapura in? Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kamalapura? 78.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/kamalapura/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.