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About Byrapura Village

Byrapura is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 255 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byrapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byrapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577228
Area (hectares) 202.45 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 255
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Byrapura compares

By the 2011 count Byrapura is the 117th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 202.45 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Byrapura

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

How far is Byrapura from other places

Byrapura lies about 39 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about 4.6 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 Byrapura
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Tarikere Junction 4.6 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 39 km

Villages closest to Byrapura

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 Byrapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Byrapura village had a population of 504. That makes it the 117th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Byrapura village has 255 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byrapura has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Byrapura is 577228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Byrapura covers 202.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Byrapura falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Byrapura is Tarikere Junction, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance for Byrapura.

Byrapura is about 39 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byrapura is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere is about 4.3 km away. Tarikere Junction is about 4.6 km away. Chikmagalur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channapura (under 2 km), Dyamapura (under 2 km) and Doranalu (1.5 km).

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

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