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About Shanthipura Village

Shanthipura is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 342 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanthipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanthipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571114
Area (hectares) 402.79 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 342
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanthipura compares

By the 2011 count Shanthipura is the 116th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 402.79 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Shanthipura

Shanthipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shanthipura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shanthipura from other places

Shanthipura lies about 40 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Kadakola, about 38 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 Shanthipura
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 1.8 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 22 km
Nearest railway station Kadakola 38 km
District headquarters Mysore 40 km

Villages closest to Shanthipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanthipura village had a population of 688. That makes it the 116th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Shanthipura village has 342 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanthipura has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Shanthipura is 571114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanthipura covers 402.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shanthipura falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shanthipura is Kadakola, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Shanthipura.

Shanthipura is about 40 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanthipura is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 1.8 km away. Hunsūr is about 22 km away. Kadakola is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Voddaragudi (under 2 km), Heggadadevankote (1.8 km) and Belaganahalli (2.4 km).

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

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