Obalapura observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Malur mandal is Sri Anjaneya Swamy Devasthana - Hanuman Temple in Bangalore. No temple of this dedication is on record within Obalapura 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, Obalapura ranks #242 of 364 villages in Malur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Obalapura is a village of 215 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Malur taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka, the 242nd-largest of 364 villages in Malur taluk. Literacy is 53%, 8 points below the taluk average of 60% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 563130, served by Malur post office; the LGD village code is 622129. The village votes in Hosakote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sharath Kumar Bachegowda. The population is estimated at 253 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hungenahalli →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obalapura · this village | 215 | 53% | — |
| Doddakadathur · Malur | 2,125 | 67% | — |
| Hungenahalli · Malur | 1,538 | 66% | — |
| Maliyappanahalli · Malur | 801 | 64% | — |
| Chikkakadathur · Malur | 587 | 53% | — |
| Chavvenahalli · Malur | 561 | 58% | — |
| Lingapura · Malur | 210 | 55% | — |
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.
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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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