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About Bajire Village

Bajire is a mid sized village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 939 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 946.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajire Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajire village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574242
Area (hectares) 946.99 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 939
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajire compares

By the 2011 count Bajire is the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 946.99 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bajire

Bajire is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bajire 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 Bajire from other places

Bajire lies about 21 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 16 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 Bajire
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 15 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 15 km
Nearest railway station Bantawal 16 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 21 km

Villages closest to Bajire

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajire village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Bajire village has 939 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajire has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Bajire is 574242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajire covers 946.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajire falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bajire is Bantawal, about 16 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 Bajire.

Bajire is about 21 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajire is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 15 km away. Bantvāl is about 15 km away. Bantawal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukkedi (2.8 km), Venooru (3.2 km) and Karimanelu (4.2 km).

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

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