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About Virapapur Village

Virapapur is a small village in Mundargi tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 203 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virapapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virapapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Mundargi
Pincode 582118
Area (hectares) 191.43 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 203
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virapapur compares

By the 2011 count Virapapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 191.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 971.

Getting to Virapapur

Virapapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virapapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virapapur from other places

Virapapur lies about 38 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Sompur Road, about 32 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 Virapapur
Tehsil headquarters Mundargi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Sompur Road 32 km
District headquarters Gadag 38 km

Villages closest to Virapapur

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 Virapapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Virapapur village had a population of 378. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Virapapur village has 203 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virapapur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Virapapur is 582118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virapapur covers 191.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virapapur falls under Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Virapapur is Sompur Road, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance for Virapapur.

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

Virapapur is in Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district. Mundargi is about 9.5 km away. Sompur Road is about 32 km away. Gadag 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 Mustik0ppa (2.0 km), Kalkeri (2.4 km) and Tippapur (3.3 km).

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

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