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About Gerupura Village

Gerupura is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 325 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerupura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 144.64 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 325
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gerupura compares

By the 2011 count Gerupura is the 112th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 144.64 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Gerupura

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

How far is Gerupura from other places

Gerupura lies about 23 km from Kolar. 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 Gerupura
Tehsil headquarters Malur 8.1 km
Nearest town Mālūr 8.1 km
District headquarters Kolar 23 km

Villages closest to Gerupura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerupura village had a population of 638. That makes it the 112th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Gerupura village has 325 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerupura has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Gerupura is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerupura covers 144.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerupura falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Gerupura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gerupura is about 23 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerupura is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 8.1 km away. Mālūr is about 8.1 km away. Kolar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Noothanakrishnapura (2.1 km), Byrathanahallipura (2.1 km) and Jodipura (2.1 km).

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

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