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About Depura Village

Depura is a small village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 220 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Depura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Depura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571102
Area (hectares) 179.81 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 220
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Depura compares

By the 2011 count Depura is the 154th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 179.81 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Depura

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

Depura lies about 64 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Hosa Agrahara, about 34 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 Depura
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 14 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 30 km
Nearest railway station Hosa Agrahara 34 km
District headquarters Mysore 64 km

Villages closest to Depura

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 Depura

As per the Census of India 2011, Depura village had a population of 473. That makes it the 154th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Depura village has 220 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Depura has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Depura is 571102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Depura covers 179.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Depura falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Depura is Hosa Agrahara, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Depura.

Depura is about 64 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Depura is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 14 km away. Hunsūr is about 30 km away. Hosa Agrahara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byadarabilaguli (under 2 km), Joganahalli (1.6 km) and Bhuvanahalli (2.5 km).

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

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