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About Channapura Village

Channapura is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 115 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 107.86 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 115
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 200th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 107.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Channapura

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

How far is Channapura from other places

Channapura lies about 31 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 18 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 Channapura
Tehsil headquarters Belur 2.7 km
Nearest town Belūr 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 18 km
District headquarters Hassan 31 km

Villages closest to Channapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapura village had a population of 224. That makes it the 200th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Channapura village has 115 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 107.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channapura falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channapura is Chikkamagaluru, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Channapura.

Channapura is about 31 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channapura is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 2.7 km away. Belūr is about 2.7 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mavinakere (under 2 km), Nidagodu (under 2 km) and Kerlur (under 2 km).

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

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