About Channapura Village

Channapura is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 315 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, 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	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	126.14 hectares
Population	645
Male Population	315
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 99th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 126.14 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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 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 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	Sorab	8.7 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 Sorab 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 Channapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapura village had a population of 645. That makes it the 99th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Channapura village has 315 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 126.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channapura falls under Sorab 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 village 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 Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.7 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.