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About Venkatapur Village

Venkatapur is a small village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 167 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Siruguppa
Pincode 583121
Area (hectares) 263.36 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 167
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatapur compares

By the 2011 count Venkatapur is the 78th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 263.36 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 5 - 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 61 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Isivi, about 16 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 railway station Isivi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Siruguppa 20 km
District headquarters Bellary 61 km

Villages closest to Venkatapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatapur village had a population of 342. That makes it the 78th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Venkatapur village has 167 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatapur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Venkatapur is 583121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatapur covers 263.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Venkatapur falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venkatapur is Isivi, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Venkatapur.

Venkatapur is about 61 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatapur is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Isivi is about 16 km away. Siruguppa is about 20 km away. Bellary is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagarahal (under 2 km), Nadanga (under 2 km) and Motra Dinne (2.0 km).

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

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