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About Venktapur Village

Venktapur is a mid sized village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 287 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venktapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venktapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591123
Area (hectares) 772.62 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 287
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venktapur compares

By the 2011 count Venktapur is the 105th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 772.62 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Venktapur

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

Venktapur lies about 100 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 23 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 Venktapur
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 15 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 15 km
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 23 km
District headquarters Belgaum 100 km

Villages closest to Venktapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venktapur village had a population of 550. That makes it the 105th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Venktapur village has 287 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venktapur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Venktapur is 591123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venktapur covers 772.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Venktapur falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venktapur is Lakhmapur, about 23 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 village for Venktapur.

Venktapur is about 100 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venktapur is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 15 km away. Rāmdurg is about 15 km away. Lakhmapur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karadigudda (1.8 km), Hosakeri (2.6 km) and M Timmapur (3.3 km).

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

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