Kantapura observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Arkalgud mandal is Lakshmi Narasimha Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kantapura itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Kantapura ranks #174 of 296 villages in Arkalgud mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kantapura is a village of 384 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Arkalgud taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 174th-largest of 296 villages in Arkalgud taluk. Literacy is 64%, 3 points above the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,076 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 573136, served by Keralapura post office; the LGD village code is 616781. The village votes in Shravanabelagola assembly constituency, represented by MLA C N Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 453 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rudrapatna →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantapura · this village | 384 | 64% | — |
| Rudrapatna · Arkalgud | 2,246 | 62% | — |
| Anandoor · Arkalgud | 1,355 | 50% | — |
| Mathigodu · Arkalgud | 574 | 50% | — |
| Vaddarahalli · Arkalgud | 430 | 69% | — |
| Rudrapatnanala Hantha · Arkalgud | 0 | — | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Arkalgud mandal
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