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About Vengalapura Village

Vengalapura is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 510 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vengalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vengalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577542
Area (hectares) 207.57 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 510
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vengalapura compares

By the 2011 count Vengalapura is the 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 207.57 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Vengalapura

Vengalapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vengalapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Vengalapura from other places

Vengalapura lies about 64 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Adihalli, about 40 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 Vengalapura
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 24 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 24 km
Nearest railway station Adihalli 40 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 64 km

Villages closest to Vengalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vengalapura village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Vengalapura village has 510 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vengalapura has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Vengalapura is 577542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vengalapura covers 207.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vengalapura falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vengalapura is Adihalli, about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vengalapura.

Vengalapura is about 64 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vengalapura is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 24 km away. Hosadurga is about 24 km away. Adihalli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachapura (under 2 km), Sadarahalli (under 2 km) and Kadavagere (1.7 km).

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

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