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About Virupapur Village

Virupapur is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 541 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virupapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virupapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583227
Area (hectares) 409.62 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 541
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virupapur compares

By the 2011 count Virupapur is the 98th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 409.62 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Virupapur

Virupapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virupapur 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 Virupapur from other places

Virupapur lies about 44 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 23 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 Virupapur
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 22 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 23 km
District headquarters Koppal 44 km

Villages closest to Virupapur

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 Virupapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Virupapur village had a population of 995. That makes it the 98th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Virupapur village has 541 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virupapur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Virupapur is 583227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virupapur covers 409.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virupapur falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Virupapur is Linganabandi, about 23 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 Virupapur.

Virupapur is about 44 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virupapur is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Kushtagi is about 22 km away. Linganabandi is about 23 km away. Koppal is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingadhalli (3.6 km), Homminhal (4.0 km) and Siddapur (4.1 km).

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

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