About Kuppalu Village

Kuppalu is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 631 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuppalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuppalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577548
Area (hectares)	793.32 hectares
Population	1,273
Male Population	631
Female Population	642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuppalu compares

By the 2011 count Kuppalu is the 57th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 793.32 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 987.

Getting to Kuppalu

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

Kuppalu lies about 31 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ballekere, 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 Kuppalu
Nearest railway station	Ballekere	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadur	7.1 km
Nearest town	Kadūr	7.1 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	31 km

Villages closest to Kuppalu

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.

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Common questions about Kuppalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuppalu village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 57th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kuppalu village has 631 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuppalu has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Kuppalu covers 793.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuppalu falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuppalu is Ballekere, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance for Kuppalu.

Kuppalu is about 31 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuppalu is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ballekere is about 3.0 km away. Kadur is about 7.1 km away. Kadūr is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.