About Deshanur Village

Deshanur is one of the larger villages in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,078, made up of 3,506 males and 3,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3079.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deshanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deshanur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Sampgaon
Pincode	591121
Area (hectares)	3079.27 hectares
Population	7,078
Male Population	3,506
Female Population	3,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deshanur compares

By the 2011 count Deshanur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 3079.27 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Deshanur

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

Deshanur lies about 26 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 11 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 Deshanur
Nearest railway station	Sulebhavi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sampgaon	13 km
Nearest town	Bail-Hongal	17 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	26 km

Villages closest to Deshanur

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

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Common questions about Deshanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Deshanur village had a population of 7,078. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Deshanur village has 3,506 males and 3,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deshanur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Deshanur is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deshanur covers 3079.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deshanur falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Deshanur is Sulebhavi, about 11 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 Deshanur.

Deshanur is about 26 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deshanur is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Sulebhavi is about 11 km away. Sampgaon is about 13 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.