Skip to main content

About Channapura Village

Channapura is a small village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 39 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 21.4 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 39
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 147th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 21.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Channapura

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

Channapura lies about 66 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 26 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 Channapura
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 23 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 23 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 26 km
District headquarters Shimoga 66 km

Villages closest to Channapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapura village had a population of 71. That makes it the 147th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Channapura village has 39 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 21.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channapura falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channapura is Balegundi, about 26 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 Channapura.

Channapura is about 66 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channapura is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 23 km away. Shikaripura is about 23 km away. Balegundi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunsekatte (3.3 km), Haragi (5.1 km) and Sahasravalli (5.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All