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About Banapura Village

Banapura is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 13 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577542
Area (hectares) 58.83 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 13
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
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 Banapura compares

By the 2011 count Banapura is the 181st 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 58.83 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Banapura

Banapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banapura 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 Banapura from other places

Banapura lies about 72 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 Banapura
Nearest town Kadūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Kadur Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 24 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 72 km

Villages closest to Banapura

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 Banapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Banapura village had a population of 28. That makes it the 181st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Banapura village has 13 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banapura has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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

Banapura covers 58.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banapura falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banapura is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 Banapura.

Banapura is about 72 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banapura is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Kadur Junction is about 17 km away. Hosdurga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkakarpuradakatte (under 2 km), Doddakarpuradakatte (under 2 km) and Grantapura (under 2 km).

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

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