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- LGD code
- 605418
- Pincode
- 577537
- Post office
- Obalapura
- Population
- 668
- Households
- 151
- Literacy rate
- 78.3%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 422
- Distance to district centre
- 32 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 160 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 392 km
- Nearest railway station
- Challakere · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Doddachellur · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Obalapura compares
By population, Obalapura ranks #142 of 195 villages in Challakere mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.3%
+19.1% vs mandal average
Obalapura78.3%
Challakere mandal59.2%
Chitradurga district65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
+14 vs mandal average
Obalapura976
Challakere mandal962
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
Obalapura4.4
Challakere mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Obalapura at a glance
Obalapura is a village of 668 people in 151 households (Census 2011) in Challakere taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 142nd-largest of 195 villages in Challakere taluk. Literacy is 78%, 19 points above the taluk average of 59% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 18 km from Amarapuram, the nearest town, 22 km from Challakere railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577537, served by Obalapura post office; the LGD village code is 605418. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Doddachellur, 5 km away. The village votes in Challakere assembly constituency, represented by MLA T. Raghumurthy. The population is estimated at 788 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obalapura · this village | 668 | 78% | — |
| Obalapura · Challakere | 3,651 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Obalapura · Hiriyur | 1,637 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Gosikere · Challakere | 1,613 | 58% | 2.7 km N |
| Vaderahalli · Challakere | 1,156 | 62% | 4 km NW |
| Doddachellur · Challakere | 2,271 | 58% | 5.5 km E |
| Obanahalli · Challakere | 2,123 | 53% | 5.8 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Obalapura
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHALLAKERE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- THIMMANNANAYAKANAKOTE
- Total area (ha)
- 693.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Obalapura
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Key facts — Obalapura
- LGD code
- 605418
- Pincode
- 577537
- Post office
- Obalapura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 668
- Population (projected 2026)
- 788
- Households
- 151
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 78.3%
- Coordinates
- 14.20102°N, 76.82864°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Challakere
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- T. Raghumurthy
- Block / Mandal
- Challakere
Getting there
How to reach Obalapura
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru160 kmcapital
- Chennai392 km
- Hyderabad396 km
- Mumbai686 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChallakere22 km
- Bus stopAmarapuram Bus Stop18 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Doddachellur5 km
- ATM / bankSyndicatebank J N Kote Branch32 km
- Petrol pumpRavishankar Filling Station34 km
- CollegeDarul Uloom Usmaniya Arabic College41 km
- Police stationAimangala Police Station34 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577537
- DoddaullarthiChallakere mandal4,296 pop
- DuggavaraChallakere mandal2,537 pop
- ChitranayakanahalliChallakere mandal2,419 pop
- MylanahalliChallakere mandal2,295 pop
- RenukapuraChallakere mandal2,217 pop
- ThippareddyhalliChallakere mandal1,882 pop
- KatamdevarakoteChallakere mandal1,794 pop
- GudihalliChallakere mandal1,625 pop
- KasavigondanahalliChallakere mandal1,545 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Obalapura
Looking for a different Obalapura? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Obalapura →
- ObalapuraChallakere · Chitradurga, Karnataka3,651 pop
- ObalapuraPavagada · Tumakuru, Karnataka2,128 pop
- ObalapuraHiriyur · Chitradurga, Karnataka1,637 pop
- ObalapuraNelamangala · Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka1,185 pop
- ObalapuraTumakuru · Tumakuru, Karnataka966 pop
- ObalapuraMolakalmuru · Chitradurga, Karnataka930 pop
- ObalapuraChannarayapatna · Hassan, Karnataka929 pop
- ObalapuraChitradurga · Chitradurga, Karnataka798 pop
Villages near Obalapura
Other villages in Challakere mandal
View all 60+ →- Naikanahatti
- Parasuramapura
- Hirehalli
- Nannivala
- Ghataparthi
- Mannekote
- Mallurahalli
- Jajur
- Dodderi
- Doddaullarthi
- Neralagunte
- Obalapura
- Pagadalabande
- Thalaku
- Nagaramgere
- Thimmannanayakanakote
- Gopanahalli
- Hulikunte
- Belagere
- Veeradimmanahalli
- Chowluru
- Sanikere
- Gowrasamudra
- Budnahatti
- Duggavara
- Jogihatti
- Siddapura
- Chitranayakanahalli
- Mahadevapura
- Varavoo
- Meerasabihalli
- Doddabeeranahalli
- Mylanahalli
- Doddachellur
- Yalagatta
- Bhoganahalli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)