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About Basavapura Village

Basavapura is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 350 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577557
Area (hectares) 207.15 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 350
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basavapura compares

By the 2011 count Basavapura is the 107th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 207.15 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Basavapura

Basavapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basavapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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 38 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 2.2 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 Nulenuru 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 7.8 km
Nearest town Channagiri 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 38 km

Villages closest to Basavapura

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 Basavapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavapura village had a population of 679. That makes it the 107th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Basavapura village has 350 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavapura has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Basavapura is 577557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavapura covers 207.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavapura falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavapura is Nulenuru, about 2.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Basavapura.

Basavapura 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.

Basavapura is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Nulenuru is about 2.2 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 Basapura (under 2 km), N Mallapura (2.1 km) and R Mallapura (2.1 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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