About Venkatapur Village

Venkatapur is a mid sized village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,916, made up of 968 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591310
Area (hectares)	539.94 hectares
Population	1,916
Male Population	968
Female Population	948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatapur compares

By the 2011 count Venkatapur is the 91st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 539.94 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 988.

Getting to Venkatapur

Venkatapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Venkatapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Venkatapur from other places

Venkatapur lies about 79 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 36 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 Venkatapur
Nearest town	Mahālingpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	31 km
Nearest railway station	Chikodi Road	36 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	79 km

Villages closest to Venkatapur

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

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Common questions about Venkatapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatapur village had a population of 1,916. That makes it the 91st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Venkatapur village has 968 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatapur has about 979 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Venkatapur is 591310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatapur covers 539.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Venkatapur falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venkatapur is Chikodi Road, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Venkatapur.

Venkatapur is about 79 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatapur is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Mahālingpur is about 12 km away. Gokak is about 31 km away. Chikodi Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.