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About Venkatapur Village

Venkatapur is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 646 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583281
Area (hectares) 194.52 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 646
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatapur compares

By the 2011 count Venkatapur is the 72nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 194.52 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Venkatapur

Venkatapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Venkatapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Venkatapur from other places

Venkatapur lies about 60 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 27 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 Venkatapur
Nearest town Gajendragarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 26 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 27 km
District headquarters Koppal 60 km

Villages closest to Venkatapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatapur village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Venkatapur village has 646 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatapur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Venkatapur is 583281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatapur covers 194.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Venkatapur falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venkatapur is Linganabandi, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Venkatapur.

Venkatapur is about 60 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatapur is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Gajendragarh is about 14 km away. Kushtagi is about 26 km away. Linganabandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timmanhatti (1.8 km), Gorbihal (2.1 km) and Paramanhatti (2.5 km).

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

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