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About Basapura Village

Basapura is a mid sized village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 324 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577540, 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 Molakalmuru
Pincode 577540
Area (hectares) 362.5 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 324
Female Population 336
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Basapura compares

By the 2011 count Basapura is the 55th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 362.5 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 954.

Getting to Basapura

Basapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basapura 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 5 - 10 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 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Mayakonda, about 2.8 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 Mayakonda 2.8 km
Nearest town Davangere 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Molakalmuru 34 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 34 km

Villages closest to Basapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Molakalmuru 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 660. That makes it the 55th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Basapura village has 324 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basapura has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Basapura is 577540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basapura covers 362.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basapura falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basapura is Mayakonda, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Basapura.

Basapura is about 34 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 Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Mayakonda is about 2.8 km away. Davangere is about 29 km away. Molakalmuru is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thimmalapura (3.6 km), Rampura (4.8 km) and Obalapura (10 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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