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About Virupakshapura Village

Virupakshapura is a small village in Chintamani tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 176 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virupakshapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virupakshapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Chintamani
Pincode 563128
Area (hectares) 89.31 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 176
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virupakshapura compares

By the 2011 count Virupakshapura is the 234th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 89.31 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Virupakshapura

Virupakshapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Virupakshapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Virupakshapura from other places

Virupakshapura lies about 28 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 11 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 Virupakshapura
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 11 km
Nearest town Sidlaghatta 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chintamani 16 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 28 km

Villages closest to Virupakshapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virupakshapura village had a population of 335. That makes it the 234th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Virupakshapura village has 176 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virupakshapura has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Virupakshapura is 563128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virupakshapura covers 89.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virupakshapura falls under Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Virupakshapura is Hunasenahalli, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Virupakshapura.

Virupakshapura is about 28 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virupakshapura is in Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Hunasenahalli is about 11 km away. Sidlaghatta is about 13 km away. Chintamani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subbarayanapet (under 2 km), Subbarayanapete (under 2 km) and Beerajenahalli (under 2 km).

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

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