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About Basavapura Village

Basavapura is a mid sized village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 291 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571126
Area (hectares) 186.29 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 291
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavapura compares

By the 2011 count Basavapura is the 98th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 186.29 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Basavapura

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

How far is Basavapura from other places

Basavapura lies about 35 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 33 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 Basavapura
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 5.4 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Kavalande 33 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 35 km

Villages closest to Basavapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavapura village had a population of 594. That makes it the 98th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Basavapura village has 291 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavapura has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Basavapura is 571126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavapura covers 186.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavapura falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavapura is Kavalande, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Basavapura.

Basavapura is about 35 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavapura is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 5.4 km away. Gundlupēt is about 5.4 km away. Kavalande is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putthanapura (under 2 km), Bendaravadi (1.7 km) and Vaddana Hosahalli (2.0 km).

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

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