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About Salapura Village

Salapura is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 247 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573112
Area (hectares) 204.75 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 247
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salapura compares

By the 2011 count Salapura is the 169th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 204.75 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Salapura

Salapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salapura from other places

Salapura lies about 44 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 2.6 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 Salapura
Nearest railway station Banavar 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 13 km
District headquarters Hassan 44 km

Villages closest to Salapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salapura village had a population of 507. That makes it the 169th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Salapura village has 247 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salapura has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Salapura is 573112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salapura covers 204.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salapura falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Salapura is Banavar, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salapura.

Salapura is about 44 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salapura is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 2.6 km away. Arsikere is about 13 km away. Hassan is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suledimmanahalli (1.5 km), Banavara (1.8 km) and Kachighatta (2.0 km).

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

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