About Veerapura Village

Veerapura is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,397, made up of 1,702 males and 1,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577115
Area (hectares)	337.85 hectares
Population	3,397
Male Population	1,702
Female Population	1,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veerapura compares

By the 2011 count Veerapura is the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 337.85 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Veerapura

Veerapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veerapura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veerapura from other places

Veerapura lies about 19 km from Shimoga. 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 Veerapura
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	4.2 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	4.2 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	19 km

Villages closest to Veerapura

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

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Common questions about Veerapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerapura village had a population of 3,397. That makes it the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Veerapura village has 1,702 males and 1,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerapura has about 996 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Veerapura is 577115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veerapura covers 337.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Veerapura falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Veerapura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Veerapura.

Veerapura is about 19 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerapura is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 4.2 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 4.2 km away. Shimoga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.