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About Bhairapur Village

Bhairapur is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 648 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhairapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhairapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591313
Area (hectares) 430.27 hectares
Population 1,281
Male Population 648
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhairapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhairapur is the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 430.27 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bhairapur

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

Bhairapur lies about 52 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 38 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 Bhairapur
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 25 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 38 km
District headquarters Belgaum 52 km

Villages closest to Bhairapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhairapur village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Bhairapur village has 648 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhairapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Bhairapur is 591313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhairapur covers 430.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhairapur falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhairapur is Parakanahatti, about 38 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 Bhairapur.

Bhairapur is about 52 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhairapur is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Gadhinglaj is about 10 km away. Hukeri is about 25 km away. Parakanahatti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekinhosur (under 2 km), Mattiwade (under 2 km) and Konankeri (2.6 km).

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

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