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About Kasturipura Village

Kasturipura is a small village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 215 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasturipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577553
Area (hectares) 389.48 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 215
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasturipura compares

By the 2011 count Kasturipura is the 111th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 389.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kasturipura

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

Kasturipura lies about 38 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chitradurga, about 30 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 Kasturipura
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Chitradurga 30 km
District headquarters Davanagere 38 km

Villages closest to Kasturipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturipura village had a population of 437. That makes it the 111th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Kasturipura village has 215 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturipura has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kasturipura is 577553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasturipura covers 389.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kasturipura falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kasturipura is Chitradurga, about 30 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 Kasturipura.

Kasturipura is about 38 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasturipura is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 7.9 km away. Chitradurga is about 30 km away. Davanagere is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kortikere (1.8 km), Vysyagondanahalli (1.8 km) and Kullobanahalli (2.0 km).

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

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