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About Channapura Village

Channapura is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 333 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572130
Area (hectares) 229.5 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 333
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 102nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 229.5 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Channapura

Channapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Channapura as Available within <5 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 Channapura from other places

Channapura lies about 52 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Yediyur, about 5.3 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
Nearest railway station Yediyur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 52 km

Villages closest to Channapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapura village had a population of 654. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Channapura village has 333 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 572130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 229.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channapura falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channapura is Yediyur, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Channapura.

Channapura is about 52 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channapura is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Yediyur is about 5.3 km away. Kunigal is about 24 km away. Tumkur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are K Hampapura (3.7 km), Y Hampapura (3.7 km) and Thattekere (4.1 km).

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

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