About Kepu Village

Kepu is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,166, made up of 3,117 males and 3,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1585.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kepu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kepu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574243
Area (hectares)	1585.41 hectares
Population	6,166
Male Population	3,117
Female Population	3,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kepu compares

By the 2011 count Kepu is the 13th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 1585.41 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kepu

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

Kepu lies about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 11 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 Kepu
Nearest town	Puttūr	10 km
Nearest railway station	Neralakatte	11 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	21 km

Villages closest to Kepu

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

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Common questions about Kepu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kepu village had a population of 6,166. That makes it the 13th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kepu village has 3,117 males and 3,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kepu has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kepu is 574243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kepu covers 1585.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kepu falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kepu is Neralakatte, about 11 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 village for Kepu.

Kepu is about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kepu is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Puttūr is about 10 km away. Neralakatte is about 11 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.