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About Basavapura Village

Basavapura is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 592 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561213
Area (hectares) 294.8 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 592
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basavapura compares

By the 2011 count Basavapura is the 66th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 294.8 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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 - 10 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 Basavapura from other places

Basavapura lies about 23 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station Thondebhavi 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 14 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 23 km

Villages closest to Basavapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauribidanur 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 1,217. That makes it the 66th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Basavapura village has 592 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavapura has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Basavapura is 561213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavapura covers 294.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavapura falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavapura is Thondebhavi, about 2.5 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 - 10 km distance for Basavapura.

Basavapura is about 23 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavapura is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Thondebhavi is about 2.5 km away. Gauribidanur is about 14 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallinaikanahalli (1.5 km), Thondebhavi (1.6 km) and Mindenahalli (1.6 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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