For Kamalapur there are 4 on Yasni with different names.
Among the most common last names on Yasni Kamalapur is on position 4523.
Kamalapur derives from Sanskrut words Kamala (Goddess Lotus) and Pura(a walled city). The capital of Vijaynagar empire, Hampi had two cities, one is Amalapur and another is Kamalapur. In Kamalapur, there is a temple of Goddess Laxmi(sitting on a lotus) which has a facade like a lotus and is surrounded by small ponds where lotus are growing. This made the name of village be called as Kamalapur. The Kamalapurs, mostly Madhva Brahmins derive from this village and left after the battle of Talikota to Nortern Karnataka to places like Dharwar, Belgaum, Bijapur, Hubli etc.
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