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About Karepura Village

Karepura is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 267 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karepura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karepura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 89.41 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 267
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karepura compares

By the 2011 count Karepura is the 140th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 89.41 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Karepura

Karepura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karepura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karepura from other places

Karepura lies about 19 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Doddabele, about 6.5 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 Karepura
Nearest railway station Doddabele 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 16 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 16 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 19 km

Villages closest to Karepura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Karepura

As per the Census of India 2011, Karepura village had a population of 524. That makes it the 140th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Karepura village has 267 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karepura has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Karepura is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karepura covers 89.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karepura falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karepura is Doddabele, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karepura is about 19 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karepura is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Doddabele is about 6.5 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 16 km away. Doddaballapura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are K G Thammaganahalli (1.6 km), Mallanaikanahalli (1.6 km) and Myakalathimmanahalli (1.6 km).

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

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