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About Annapura Village

Annapura is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 128 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Annapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Annapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577534
Area (hectares) 217.56 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 128
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Annapura compares

By the 2011 count Annapura is the 157th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 217.56 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 989.

Getting to Annapura

Annapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Annapura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Annapura from other places

Annapura lies about 60 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 4.3 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 Annapura
Nearest railway station Shivani 4.3 km
Nearest town Birūr 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 29 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 60 km

Villages closest to Annapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Annapura village had a population of 268. That makes it the 157th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Annapura village has 128 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Annapura has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Annapura is 577534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Annapura covers 217.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Annapura falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Annapura is Shivani, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Annapura.

Annapura is about 60 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Annapura is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Shivani is about 4.3 km away. Birūr is about 23 km away. Tarikere is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandipura (under 2 km), Gadihalli (1.7 km) and Siraganahalli (1.9 km).

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

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