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About Karpur Village

Karpur is a large village in Anekal tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,026, made up of 1,047 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Anekal
Pincode 562106
Area (hectares) 206.76 hectares
Population 2,026
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karpur compares

By the 2011 count Karpur is the 47th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 206.76 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Karpur

Karpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karpur from other places

Karpur lies about 30 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Anekal Road, about under 2 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 Karpur
Nearest railway station Anekal Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Anekal 3.1 km
District headquarters Bangalore 30 km

Villages closest to Karpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anekal 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 Karpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpur village had a population of 2,026. That makes it the 47th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Karpur village has 1,047 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Karpur is 562106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karpur covers 206.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karpur falls under Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karpur is Anekal Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Karpur is about 30 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karpur is in Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district. Anekal Road is about under 2 km away. Anekal is about 3.1 km away. Bangalore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bestammanahalli (under 2 km), Aravantigepura (under 2 km) and Bidaragere (under 2 km).

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

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