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About Venkatapur Village

Venkatapur is a large village in Mundargi tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,105 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2590.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Mundargi
Pincode 582116
Area (hectares) 2590.69 hectares
Population 2,164
Male Population 1,105
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatapur compares

By the 2011 count Venkatapur is the 18th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 2590.69 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Venkatapur

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

Venkatapur lies about 26 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Sompur Road, about 8.2 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 Venkatapur
Nearest railway station Sompur Road 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundargi 16 km
District headquarters Gadag 26 km

Villages closest to Venkatapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatapur village had a population of 2,164. That makes it the 18th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Venkatapur village has 1,105 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatapur has about 958 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Venkatapur is 582116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatapur covers 2590.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Venkatapur falls under Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venkatapur is Sompur Road, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance for Venkatapur.

Venkatapur is about 26 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatapur is in Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district. Sompur Road is about 8.2 km away. Mundargi is about 16 km away. Gadag is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hallikeri (4.8 km), Eklasapur (5.5 km) and Alur (5.7 km).

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

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