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About Bukkambudi Village

Bukkambudi is a large village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,996, made up of 1,489 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 858.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkambudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkambudi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577145
Area (hectares) 858.52 hectares
Population 2,996
Male Population 1,489
Female Population 1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bukkambudi compares

By the 2011 count Bukkambudi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 858.52 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bukkambudi

Bukkambudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bukkambudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bukkambudi from other places

Bukkambudi lies about 60 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 8.5 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 Bukkambudi
Nearest railway station Shivani 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 22 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 60 km

Villages closest to Bukkambudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkambudi village had a population of 2,996. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Bukkambudi village has 1,489 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkambudi has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bukkambudi is 577145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkambudi covers 858.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukkambudi falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bukkambudi is Shivani, about 8.5 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 village for Bukkambudi.

Bukkambudi is about 60 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkambudi is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Shivani is about 8.5 km away. Tarikere is about 22 km away. Chikmagalur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koppadahalli (1.6 km), Billahalli (2.5 km) and Chikkanvangala (2.5 km).

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

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