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About Bolapura Village

Bolapura is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 258 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577126
Area (hectares) 469.55 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 258
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolapura compares

By the 2011 count Bolapura is the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 469.55 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bolapura

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

How far is Bolapura from other places

Bolapura lies about 24 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 26 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 Bolapura
District headquarters Chikmagalur 24 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 24 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 30 km

Villages closest to Bolapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolapura village had a population of 514. That makes it the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Bolapura village has 258 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolapura has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bolapura is 577126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolapura covers 469.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bolapura falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bolapura is Chikkamagaluru, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Bolapura.

Bolapura is about 24 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolapura is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Chikmagalur is about 24 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 24 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalasapura (under 2 km), Hiregadde (16 km) and Honnagundi (18 km).

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

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