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About Nanjapura Village

Nanjapura is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 79 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanjapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanjapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572132
Area (hectares) 66.95 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 79
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanjapura compares

By the 2011 count Nanjapura is the 241st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 66.95 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nanjapura

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

How far is Nanjapura from other places

Nanjapura lies about 39 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Gauribidanur, about 21 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 Nanjapura
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 12 km
Nearest railway station Gauribidanur 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 39 km

Villages closest to Nanjapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanjapura village had a population of 134. That makes it the 241st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Nanjapura village has 79 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanjapura has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nanjapura is 572132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanjapura covers 66.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanjapura falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nanjapura is Gauribidanur, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Nanjapura.

Nanjapura is about 39 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanjapura is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 12 km away. Gauribidanur is about 21 km away. Tumkur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiganagondanahalli (under 2 km), Nitrahalli (under 2 km) and Mandathimmanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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