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About Pochapur Village

Pochapur is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 330 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pochapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pochapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587125
Area (hectares) 778.46 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 330
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pochapur compares

By the 2011 count Pochapur is the 107th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 778.46 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Pochapur

Pochapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pochapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pochapur from other places

Pochapur lies about 55 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kudala Sangama, about 40 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 Pochapur
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 17 km
Nearest railway station Kudala Sangama 40 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 55 km

Villages closest to Pochapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pochapur village had a population of 636. That makes it the 107th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Pochapur village has 330 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pochapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Pochapur is 587125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pochapur covers 778.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pochapur falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pochapur is Kudala Sangama, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Pochapur.

Pochapur is about 55 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pochapur is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 17 km away. Kudala Sangama is about 40 km away. Bagalkot is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karadi (under 2 km), Palti (2.7 km) and Dasbal (3.0 km).

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

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