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About Virupakshipura Village

Virupakshipura is a small village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 192 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virupakshipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virupakshipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572223
Area (hectares) 444.08 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 192
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Virupakshipura compares

By the 2011 count Virupakshipura is the 209th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 444.08 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Virupakshipura

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

How far is Virupakshipura from other places

Virupakshipura lies about 32 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 8.5 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 Virupakshipura
Nearest railway station Nittur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 15 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 32 km

Villages closest to Virupakshipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virupakshipura village had a population of 381. That makes it the 209th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Virupakshipura village has 192 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virupakshipura has about 984 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Virupakshipura is 572223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virupakshipura covers 444.08 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.

Virupakshipura falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Virupakshipura is Nittur, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Virupakshipura.

Virupakshipura is about 32 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virupakshipura is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 8.5 km away. Gubbi is about 15 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommarasanahalli (under 2 km), Parasanahalli (under 2 km) and Handanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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