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About Veerapura Village

Veerapura is a small village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 141 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572129
Area (hectares) 197.19 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 141
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,199
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veerapura compares

By the 2011 count Veerapura is the 149th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 197.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Veerapura

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

Veerapura lies about 24 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kyatsandra, about 22 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 Veerapura
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kyatsandra 22 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 24 km

Villages closest to Veerapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerapura village had a population of 310. That makes it the 149th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Veerapura village has 141 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerapura has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Veerapura is 572129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veerapura covers 197.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veerapura falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Veerapura is Kyatsandra, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Veerapura.

Veerapura is about 24 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerapura is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 9.2 km away. Kyatsandra is about 22 km away. Madhugiri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maracharahalli (under 2 km), Melehalli (under 2 km) and Kenganapalya (under 2 km).

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

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