# Virupasandra Village, Kanakapura, Ramanagara (Karnataka)

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Village · Kanakapura, Ramanagara 

# Virupasandra

Virupasandra is a village in Kanakapura sub-district of Ramanagara district, Karnataka, PIN code **562117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,812 people in 443 households**, the 29th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 1,812people (2011)
- 443households
- 58.0%literacy
- 562117PIN code

## Virupasandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Virupasandra is 562117.** Virupasandra falls in Kanakapura sub-district, Ramanagara district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562117
- Gram panchayatChakanahalli
- Community development blockKanakapura
- Census village code626459

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Virupasandra from nearby towns?

- Kanakapura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ramanagara (district HQ)33 km by road
- Kanakapura (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Virupasandra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Virupasandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanakapura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R29166
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanakapura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Virupasandra known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and mulberry**. About 66% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Virupasandra

Of every 100 households in Virupasandra in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Virupasandra · ■ Kanakapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****75%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****64%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Virupasandra?

■ Virupasandra · ■ Kanakapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**951

Working population ****60.3%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 50.4% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (16%) · **■** Marginal 502 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kanakapura

- Kallahalli1,886 people
- Uyyamballi1,879 people
- Halanatha1,855 people
- Kotekoppa1,813 people
- Shivanahalli1,792 people
- Aralalu1,791 people
- Kachavanahalli1,779 people
- Jakkasandra1,770 people

[All 303 villages in Kanakapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/ramanagara/kanakapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Virupasandra?562117
- How far is Virupasandra from Ramanagara?33 km by road
- What is the population of Virupasandra?1,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virupasandra in?Ramanagara district (Kanakapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Virupasandra?58.0% (Census 2011)