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About Venkatapura Village

Venkatapura is a mid sized village in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 843 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hospet
Pincode 583216
Area (hectares) 492.18 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 843
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatapura compares

By the 2011 count Venkatapura is the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 492.18 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Venkatapura

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

Venkatapura lies about 62 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Mariyammanahalli, about 3.1 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 Venkatapura
Nearest railway station Mariyammanahalli 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hospet 10 km
Nearest town Hosapete 10 km
District headquarters Bellary 62 km

Villages closest to Venkatapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatapura village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Venkatapura village has 843 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatapura has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Venkatapura is 583216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatapura covers 492.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Venkatapura falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venkatapura is Mariyammanahalli, about 3.1 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 Venkatapura.

Venkatapura is about 62 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatapura is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Mariyammanahalli is about 3.1 km away. Hospet is about 10 km away. Hosapete is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vyasanakeri (under 2 km), Ayyanahalli (under 2 km) and Danapuram (2.2 km).

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

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