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About Virapur Village

Virapur is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 310 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587118
Area (hectares) 249.24 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 310
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virapur compares

By the 2011 count Virapur is the 103rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 249.24 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Virapur

Virapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virapur from other places

Virapur lies about 40 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kudala Sangama, about 34 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Virapur
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Kudala Sangama 34 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 40 km

Villages closest to Virapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hungund tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Virapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Virapur village had a population of 660. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Virapur village has 310 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virapur has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Virapur is 587118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virapur covers 249.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virapur falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Virapur is Kudala Sangama, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Virapur.

Virapur is about 40 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virapur is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 4.1 km away. Kudala Sangama is about 34 km away. Bagalkot is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannihatti (under 2 km), Hirebadawadgi (under 2 km) and Yadahalli (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Virapur today is likely to be higher.

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