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About Bhaktipura Village

Bhaktipura is a small village in Anekal tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 194 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaktipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaktipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Anekal
Pincode 562107
Area (hectares) 142.69 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 194
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhaktipura compares

By the 2011 count Bhaktipura is the 186th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 142.69 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhaktipura

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

How far is Bhaktipura from other places

Bhaktipura lies about 30 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Maranayakanahalli, about 3.9 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 Bhaktipura
Nearest town Attibele 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Maranayakanahalli 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Anekal 8.5 km
District headquarters Bangalore 30 km

Villages closest to Bhaktipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaktipura village had a population of 360. That makes it the 186th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Bhaktipura village has 194 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaktipura has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhaktipura is 562107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaktipura covers 142.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaktipura falls under Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhaktipura is Maranayakanahalli, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance for Bhaktipura.

Bhaktipura is about 30 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaktipura is in Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district. Attibele is about 3.0 km away. Maranayakanahalli is about 3.9 km away. Anekal is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masthena Halli (under 2 km), Seethanaikana Halli (under 2 km) and Tyayakana Halli (under 2 km).

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

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