Shorapur
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Place details
- Locality
- Surapura
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 51,398
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shorapur
- Settlement.nicknames
- Surpur Paddy, Pulses and Cotton City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Surapura Taluk.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Surapura Taluk Map
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Yadagiri
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Raichur
- Elevation
- +472
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Literature
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Shorapur Taluk Map before creation of Hunasagi Taluk Shorapur, is a city and taluka in Yadgir district in the Indian state of Karnataka and a historical place. Surapura was the land of the famous prince of Surapura aasthana, Raja Venkatappa Nayaka, the young rebel freedom fighter against British rule.
==Demographics== thumb|left|Shorapur Taluk Zilla Panchayat Map before creation of Hunasagi Taluk thumb|left|Shorapur Taluk Panchayat Map before creation of Hunasagi Taluk India census, Surapura had a population of 43,591. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Surapura has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65% and female literacy is 46%. In Surapura, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.