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About Vidyaranyapura Village

Vidyaranyapura is a mid sized village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 638 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vidyaranyapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vidyaranyapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577139
Area (hectares) 520.21 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 638
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vidyaranyapura compares

By the 2011 count Vidyaranyapura is the 4th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 520.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Vidyaranyapura

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

Vidyaranyapura lies about 57 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 53 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 Vidyaranyapura
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri under 2 km
Nearest town Someshwar 22 km
Nearest railway station Udupi 53 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 57 km

Villages closest to Vidyaranyapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vidyaranyapura village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 4th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Vidyaranyapura village has 638 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vidyaranyapura has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Vidyaranyapura is 577139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vidyaranyapura covers 520.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vidyaranyapura falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vidyaranyapura is Udupi, about 53 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 <5 km distance for Vidyaranyapura.

Vidyaranyapura is about 57 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vidyaranyapura is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about under 2 km away. Someshwar is about 22 km away. Udupi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sringeri (under 2 km), Menase (2.4 km) and Kochavalli (3.2 km).

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

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