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About Gurupura Village

Gurupura is a small village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 14 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurupura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577213
Area (hectares) 173.81 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 14
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurupura compares

By the 2011 count Gurupura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 173.81 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gurupura

Gurupura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurupura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gurupura from other places

Gurupura lies about 83 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, about under 2 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 Gurupura
Nearest railway station Ajjampura under 2 km
Nearest town Birūr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 34 km
District headquarters Davanagere 83 km

Villages closest to Gurupura

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 Gurupura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurupura village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Gurupura village has 14 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurupura has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gurupura is 577213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurupura covers 173.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurupura falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gurupura is Ajjampura, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Gurupura.

Gurupura is about 83 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurupura is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Ajjampura is about under 2 km away. Birūr is about 15 km away. Channagiri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channeshapura (5.1 km), Shivagangehalli (8.8 km) and Yekkegondi (11 km).

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

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