About Soorapura Village

Soorapura is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 134 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soorapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soorapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577548
Area (hectares)	306.99 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	134
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soorapura compares

By the 2011 count Soorapura is the 191st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 306.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Soorapura

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

How far is Soorapura from other places

Soorapura lies about 53 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 Soorapura
Tehsil headquarters	Kadur	17 km
Nearest town	Kadūr	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kadur Junction	17 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	53 km

Villages closest to Soorapura

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 Soorapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Soorapura village had a population of 278. That makes it the 191st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Soorapura village has 134 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soorapura has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Soorapura covers 306.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soorapura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Soorapura is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 village for Soorapura.

Soorapura is about 53 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soorapura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kadur is about 17 km away. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Kadur Junction is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.