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About Channapura Village

Channapura is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 133 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573213, 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 Alur
Pincode 573213
Area (hectares) 93.62 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 133
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 108th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 93.62 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1023.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 21 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 13 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 Alur 13 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 13 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 21 km

Villages closest to Channapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alur 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 253. That makes it the 108th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Channapura village has 133 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 573213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 93.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channapura falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channapura is Balupete, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Channapura is about 21 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 Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 13 km away. Balupete is about 13 km away. Sakleshpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devarapura (under 2 km), Kuduravalli (under 2 km) and Kundur (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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