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About Hampapura Village

Hampapura is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 486 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hampapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hampapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573131
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 486
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hampapura compares

By the 2011 count Hampapura is the 55th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Hampapura

Hampapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hampapura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hampapura from other places

Hampapura lies about 29 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 17 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 Hampapura
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 17 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 22 km
District headquarters Hassan 29 km

Villages closest to Hampapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hampapura village had a population of 948. That makes it the 55th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Hampapura village has 486 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hampapura has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Hampapura is 573131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hampapura covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hampapura falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hampapura is Mavinakere, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hampapura.

Hampapura is about 29 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hampapura is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 1.7 km away. Mavinakere is about 17 km away. Holenarasipura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramenahalli (under 2 km), Banadahalli (under 2 km) and Shambunathapura (under 2 km).

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

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