About Shilapura Village

Shilapura is a large village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,288, made up of 1,173 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Pavagada
Pincode	561202
Area (hectares)	941.33 hectares
Population	2,288
Male Population	1,173
Female Population	1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilapura compares

By the 2011 count Shilapura is the 28th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 941.33 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 991.

Getting to Shilapura

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

Shilapura lies about 90 km from Tumkur. 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 Shilapura
Tehsil headquarters	Pavagada	16 km
Nearest town	Pāvugada	16 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	90 km

Villages closest to Shilapura

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.

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Common questions about Shilapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilapura village had a population of 2,288. That makes it the 28th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Shilapura village has 1,173 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilapura has about 951 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 991.

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

Shilapura covers 941.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilapura falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Shilapura notes the nearest railway station 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 Shilapura.

Shilapura is about 90 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilapura is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 16 km away. Pāvugada is about 16 km away. Tumkur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.