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About Channapura Village

Channapura is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 764 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577544
Area (hectares) 583.63 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 764
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 62nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 583.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 983.

Getting to Channapura

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

Channapura lies about 47 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 16 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 Channapura
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Holalkere 16 km
District headquarters Davanagere 47 km

Villages closest to Channapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapura village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Channapura village has 764 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 986 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 577544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 583.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channapura falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channapura is Holalkere, about 16 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 Channapura.

Channapura is about 47 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channapura is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 7.2 km away. Holalkere is about 16 km away. Davanagere is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yeragattihalli (1.9 km), Hodigere (2.1 km) and Honnaikanahalli (2.2 km).

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

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