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About Basapuram Village

Basapuram is one of the larger villages in Kundurpi tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,555, made up of 2,875 males and 2,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3885 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515766, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Kundurpi
Pincode 515766
Area (hectares) 3885 hectares
Population 5,555
Male Population 2,875
Female Population 2,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basapuram compares

By the 2011 count Basapuram is the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,318 residents. Its 3885 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Basapuram

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

Basapuram lies about 77 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Kadiridevarapalli, about 24 km away. 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 Basapuram
Tehsil headquarters Kundurpi 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Kadiridevarapalli 24 km
Nearest town Kalyandurg 27 km
District headquarters Anantapur 77 km

Villages closest to Basapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kundurpi 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.

Common questions about Basapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Basapuram village had a population of 5,555. That makes it the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,318 residents.

Basapuram village has 2,875 males and 2,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basapuram has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Basapuram is 515766. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basapuram covers 3885 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basapuram falls under Kundurpi tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basapuram is Kadiridevarapalli, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Basapuram.

Basapuram is about 77 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basapuram is in Kundurpi tehsil of Anantapur district. Kundurpi is about 6.6 km away. Kadiridevarapalli is about 24 km away. Kalyandurg is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appilepalle (6.4 km), Kundurpi (6.6 km) and Malayanur (8.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basapuram today is likely to be higher.

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