About Virupapura Village

Virupapura is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 378 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virupapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virupapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577422
Area (hectares)	846.21 hectares
Population	777
Male Population	378
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Virupapura compares

By the 2011 count Virupapura is the 46th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 846.21 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Virupapura

Virupapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virupapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Virupapura from other places

Virupapura lies about 34 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, 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 Virupapura
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	11 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	26 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	34 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	34 km

Villages closest to Virupapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virupapura village had a population of 777. That makes it the 46th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Virupapura village has 378 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virupapura has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Virupapura is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virupapura covers 846.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virupapura falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Virupapura is Arasalu, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Virupapura.

Virupapura is about 34 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virupapura is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 11 km away. Arasalu is about 26 km away. Shimoga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.