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About Keralapura Village

Keralapura is a large village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,335, made up of 2,143 males and 2,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keralapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keralapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573136
Area (hectares) 397.13 hectares
Population 4,335
Male Population 2,143
Female Population 2,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Keralapura compares

By the 2011 count Keralapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 397.13 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Keralapura

Keralapura 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 Keralapura 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 Keralapura from other places

Keralapura lies about 48 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hosa Agrahara, about 20 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 Keralapura
Nearest railway station Hosa Agrahara 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 24 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 24 km
District headquarters Hassan 48 km

Villages closest to Keralapura

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 Keralapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Keralapura village had a population of 4,335. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Keralapura village has 2,143 males and 2,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keralapura has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Keralapura is 573136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keralapura covers 397.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keralapura falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Keralapura is Hosa Agrahara, about 20 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 Keralapura.

Keralapura is about 48 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keralapura is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Hosa Agrahara is about 20 km away. Arkalgud is about 24 km away. Holenarasipura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halekeralapura (2.0 km), Abbur Machagowdanahalli (2.4 km) and Kalenahalli (3.3 km).

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

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