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About Basavanahalli Village

Basavanahalli is one of the larger villages in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,428, made up of 3,413 males and 3,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 229.11 hectares
Population 6,428
Male Population 3,413
Female Population 3,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basavanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Basavanahalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 229.11 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Basavanahalli

Basavanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basavanahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basavanahalli from other places

Basavanahalli lies about 24 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Nelamangala, about under 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 Basavanahalli
Nearest railway station Nelamangala under 2 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 24 km

Villages closest to Basavanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanahalli village had a population of 6,428. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Basavanahalli village has 3,413 males and 3,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanahalli has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Basavanahalli is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanahalli covers 229.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basavanahalli falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanahalli is Nelamangala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basavanahalli.

Basavanahalli is about 24 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanahalli is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nelamangala is about under 2 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallapura (under 2 km), Gangadharanapalya (under 2 km) and Nelamangala (under 2 km).

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

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