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About Chandrapura Village

Chandrapura is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 291 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 575.66 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 291
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapura compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapura is the 58th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 575.66 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Chandrapura

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

Chandrapura lies about 24 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 21 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 Chandrapura
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 6.4 km
Nearest town Belūr 19 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 21 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 24 km

Villages closest to Chandrapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapura village had a population of 591. That makes it the 58th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Chandrapura village has 291 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapura has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapura is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapura covers 575.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandrapura falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapura is Sakleshpur, about 21 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 Chandrapura.

Chandrapura is about 24 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapura is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 6.4 km away. Belūr is about 19 km away. Sakleshpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangamapura (3.0 km), Gonibeedu (3.3 km) and Mudasasi (3.4 km).

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

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