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About Channapura Village

Channapura is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 280 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 381.7 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 280
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 139th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 381.7 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Channapura

Channapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Channapura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Channapura from other places

Channapura lies about 30 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Bisale Halli, about 3.0 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 Channapura
Nearest railway station Bisale Halli 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 6.3 km
Nearest town Kadūr 6.3 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 30 km

Villages closest to Channapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapura village had a population of 570. That makes it the 139th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Channapura village has 280 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 381.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Channapura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channapura is Bisale Halli, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Channapura.

Channapura is about 30 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channapura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Bisale Halli is about 3.0 km away. Kadur is about 6.3 km away. Kadūr is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamasagara (under 2 km), Chikkabukkasagara (under 2 km) and Pattanagere (1.9 km).

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

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