Malapur observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Hangal mandal is Shri Veerabhadreshwara Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Malapur 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, Malapur ranks #102 of 153 villages in Hangal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malapur is a village of 877 people in 172 households (Census 2011) in Hangal taluk, Haveri district, Karnataka, the 102nd-largest of 153 villages in Hangal taluk. Literacy is 44%, 23 points below the taluk average of 67% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Haveri district centre, 12 km from Kabbur, the nearest town, 5 km from Byadgi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581120, served by Tilavalli post office; the LGD village code is 604183. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Shankaripur, 2 km away. The village votes in Byadgi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basavaraj Neelappa Shivannanavar. The population is estimated at 3,499 in 2026, up 299% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malapur · this village | 877 | 44% | — |
| Yallur · Hangal | 1,654 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Shankaripura · Channagiri | 483 | 72% | 1.4 km W |
| Manthagi · Hangal | 1,627 | 61% | 3.2 km S |
| Masankatti · Hangal | 3,218 | 69% | 3.2 km S |
| Masanagi · Byadgi | 2,911 | 66% | 3.2 km S |
| Motebennur · Byadgi | 8,305 | 69% | 4.4 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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.
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