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About Bukkasagara Village

Bukkasagara is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 589 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkasagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkasagara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577533
Area (hectares) 397.53 hectares
Population 1,150
Male Population 589
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukkasagara compares

By the 2011 count Bukkasagara is the 65th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 397.53 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bukkasagara

Bukkasagara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bukkasagara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bukkasagara from other places

Bukkasagara lies about 56 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 35 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 Bukkasagara
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 17 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 17 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 35 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 56 km

Villages closest to Bukkasagara

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 Bukkasagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkasagara village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 65th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Bukkasagara village has 589 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkasagara has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bukkasagara is 577533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkasagara covers 397.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukkasagara falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bukkasagara is Hosadurga Road, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bukkasagara.

Bukkasagara is about 56 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkasagara is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 17 km away. Hosadurga is about 17 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkatekalavatti Kaval (1.9 km), Chikkathekalavatti (1.9 km) and Bachavara (3.3 km).

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

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