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About Basapura Village

Basapura is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 414 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577539
Area (hectares) 183.32 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 414
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basapura compares

By the 2011 count Basapura is the 92nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 183.32 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Basapura

Basapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basapura from other places

Basapura lies about 38 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 2.3 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 Basapura
Nearest railway station Nulenuru 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 7.8 km
Nearest town Channagiri 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 38 km

Villages closest to Basapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basapura village had a population of 847. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Basapura village has 414 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basapura has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Basapura is 577539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basapura covers 183.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basapura falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basapura is Nulenuru, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basapura.

Basapura is about 38 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basapura is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Nulenuru is about 2.3 km away. Holalkere is about 7.8 km away. Channagiri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basavapura (under 2 km), N Mallapura (2.0 km) and R Mallapura (2.0 km).

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

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