Keralapura | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.5832°N 76.176°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Name2: | Hassan |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Arakalagudu |
Named For: | Military Hotels |
Governing Body: | Grama Panchayath |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.97 |
Elevation M: | 813 |
Population Total: | 4335 [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 573 136 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Registration Plate: | KA-13 |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Keralapura is a village in Arkalgud taluk in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India.
Keralapura village is located between Saligrama and Ramanathapura towns of Karnataka state in India. The nearest town is Arkalgud at a distance of 30 km.
The State Highway 85, State Highway 86 and State Highway 102 (Karnataka) passes through the town of Keralapura.
Kaveri river is towards the south of the village.
There is a post office in Keralapura village and the postal code is 573136.[2]
The village economy is mostly agrarian. There is a branch of Canara Bank in Keralapura.[3] Keralapura people are clever in running restaurants all over Karnataka. Their outlets are called 'Keralapura Hindu Military Hotels'. 'Military' means non-vegetarian food is served. 'Hindu' means only chicken and lamb are served and beef is not cooked.[4]
The total population of the village is 4,311. There are 969 houses in the village and the village area is 397 hectares.