The inhabitants of Gurupura come from various cultural backgrounds, and include Billava, Bunts,Gowda Saraswath Brahmins and Veerashaivas.

Tulu is the primary language for general communication, but Konkani, Beary and Kannada are also spoken.

also says that around 1000 years ago nath panth saints who originated from North India settled in Gurupura which was the result for evolution of some of these temples.

The village has become a small town with the rapid urbanisation of the Dakshina Kannada district.

[3] Temples of the Hindu deities Varadraja Venkatramana and Shri Satyadevta Dharmadevta are found here.