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About Bachavara Village

Bachavara is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 164 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577542
Area (hectares) 145.75 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 164
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachavara compares

By the 2011 count Bachavara is the 155th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 145.75 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bachavara

Bachavara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bachavara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bachavara from other places

Bachavara lies about 60 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 36 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 Bachavara
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 18 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 18 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 36 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 60 km

Villages closest to Bachavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachavara village had a population of 334. That makes it the 155th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Bachavara village has 164 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachavara has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bachavara is 577542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachavara covers 145.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachavara falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bachavara is Hosadurga Road, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bachavara.

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

Bachavara is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 18 km away. Hosadurga is about 18 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mengasandra (under 2 km), Kainadu (3.2 km) and Kainadu Amanikere (3.2 km).

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

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