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About Basagal Village

Basagal is a mid sized village in Chikmagalur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 426 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basagal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Chikmagalur
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 288.51 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 426
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basagal compares

By the 2011 count Basagal is the 68th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 288.51 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Basagal

Basagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basagal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baganeheddalu, Balehalli, Balenahalli and Banavara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Basagal village had a population of 906. That makes it the 68th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Basagal village has 426 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basagal has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Basagal is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basagal covers 288.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basagal falls under Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Basagal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basagal.

Basagal is in Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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