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About Channapura Village

Channapura is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 185 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561205
Area (hectares) 234.73 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 185
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channapura compares

By the 2011 count Channapura is the 172nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 234.73 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Channapura

Channapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Channapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Channapura from other places

Channapura lies about 18 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Nandi, about 7.2 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 Channapura
Nearest railway station Nandi 7.2 km
Nearest town Chik Ballāpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 14 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 18 km

Villages closest to Channapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Channapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapura village had a population of 396. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Channapura village has 185 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapura has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Channapura is 561205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapura covers 234.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Channapura falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channapura is Nandi, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance for Channapura.

Channapura is about 18 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channapura is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nandi is about 7.2 km away. Chik Ballāpur is about 12 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddarayappanahalli (under 2 km), Chikkarayappanahalli (under 2 km) and Heggadihalli (1.5 km).

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

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