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About Bassapur Village

Bassapur is a mid sized village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 579 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591115
Area (hectares) 148.75 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 579
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bassapur compares

By the 2011 count Bassapur is the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 148.75 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bassapur

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

Bassapur lies about 40 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kambarganvi, about 17 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 Bassapur
Nearest railway station Kambarganvi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 21 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 24 km
District headquarters Belgaum 40 km

Villages closest to Bassapur

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.

Common questions about Bassapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassapur village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Bassapur village has 579 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassapur has about 962 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Bassapur is 591115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassapur covers 148.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bassapur falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bassapur is Kambarganvi, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bassapur.

Bassapur is about 40 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassapur is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Kambarganvi is about 17 km away. Sampgaon is about 21 km away. Bail-Hongal 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 Shigihalli Kariyat Ambadagatti (under 2 km), Kittur (under 2 km) and Mallapur Kariyat Ambadagatti (under 2 km).

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

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