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About Venkatapura Village

Venkatapura is a large village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,755, made up of 1,881 males and 1,874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1443.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 561202
Area (hectares) 1443.88 hectares
Population 3,755
Male Population 1,881
Female Population 1,874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatapura compares

By the 2011 count Venkatapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1443.88 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Venkatapura

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

Venkatapura lies about 80 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 12 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 Venkatapura
Nearest railway station Pavagada 12 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 13 km
District headquarters Tumkur 80 km

Villages closest to Venkatapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatapura village had a population of 3,755. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Venkatapura village has 1,881 males and 1,874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatapura has about 996 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Venkatapura is 561202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatapura covers 1443.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Venkatapura falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venkatapura is Pavagada, about 12 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 village for Venkatapura.

Venkatapura is about 80 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatapura is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 12 km away. Pāvugada is about 13 km away. Tumkur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neralekunte (under 2 km), Dommathamari (4.2 km) and Jajurayanahalli (6.3 km).

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

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