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About Kuppuru Village

Kuppuru is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 492 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuppuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuppuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572226
Area (hectares) 253.06 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 492
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuppuru compares

By the 2011 count Kuppuru is the 58th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 253.06 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kuppuru

Kuppuru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuppuru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kuppuru from other places

Kuppuru lies about 62 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 17 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 Kuppuru
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 9.8 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Banashankari 17 km
District headquarters Tumkur 62 km

Villages closest to Kuppuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuppuru village had a population of 971. That makes it the 58th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Kuppuru village has 492 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuppuru has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kuppuru is 572226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuppuru covers 253.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuppuru falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuppuru is Banashankari, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kuppuru.

Kuppuru is about 62 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuppuru is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 9.8 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 9.8 km away. Banashankari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benakanakatte (under 2 km), Kurubarahalli (under 2 km) and Manchasandra (under 2 km).

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

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