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About Surapura Village

Surapura is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 62 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 172.04 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 62
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surapura compares

By the 2011 count Surapura is the 260th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 172.04 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Surapura

Surapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Surapura from other places

Surapura lies about 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 16 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 Surapura
Tehsil headquarters Belur 1.7 km
Nearest town Belūr 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Surapura

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 Surapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Surapura village had a population of 126. That makes it the 260th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Surapura village has 62 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surapura has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Surapura covers 172.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surapura falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Surapura is Chikkamagaluru, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Surapura.

Surapura is about 32 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surapura is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 1.7 km away. Belūr is about 1.7 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkabyadigere (under 2 km), Byadra Somanahalli (under 2 km) and Somanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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