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About Karepura Village

Karepura is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 720 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karepura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karepura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571315
Area (hectares) 536.5 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 720
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karepura compares

By the 2011 count Karepura is the 92nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 536.5 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 979.

Getting to Karepura

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

Karepura lies about 33 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Konanur, about 10 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 Karepura
Nearest railway station Konanur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 20 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 20 km
District headquarters Mysore 33 km

Villages closest to Karepura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karepura village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Karepura village has 720 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karepura has about 992 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Karepura is 571315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karepura covers 536.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karepura falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karepura is Konanur, about 10 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 Karepura.

Karepura is about 33 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karepura is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Konanur is about 10 km away. Nanjangud is about 20 km away. Nanjangūd is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadya (1.8 km), Kamahalli (3.6 km) and Chinnamballi (4.0 km).

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

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