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About Charapura Village

Charapura is a small village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 73 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571107
Area (hectares) 69.42 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 73
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charapura compares

By the 2011 count Charapura is the 180th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 69.42 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Charapura

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

Charapura lies about 55 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 30 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 Charapura
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 3.9 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 30 km
District headquarters Mysore 55 km

Villages closest to Charapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charapura village had a population of 147. That makes it the 180th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Charapura village has 73 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charapura has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Charapura is 571107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charapura covers 69.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charapura falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Charapura is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 30 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 Charapura.

Charapura is about 55 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charapura is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 3.9 km away. Hunsūr is about 17 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harilapura (under 2 km), Tatanahalli (under 2 km) and Sathyagala (2.2 km).

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

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