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About Badagannur Village

Badagannur is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,109, made up of 1,538 males and 1,571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1137.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badagannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badagannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574223
Area (hectares) 1137.56 hectares
Population 3,109
Male Population 1,538
Female Population 1,571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badagannur compares

By the 2011 count Badagannur is the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1137.56 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Badagannur

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

Badagannur lies about 20 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 11 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 Badagannur
Nearest railway station Narimogaru 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 12 km
Nearest town Puttūr 12 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 20 km

Villages closest to Badagannur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badagannur village had a population of 3,109. That makes it the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Badagannur village has 1,538 males and 1,571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badagannur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Badagannur is 574223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badagannur covers 1137.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badagannur falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Badagannur is Narimogaru, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Badagannur.

Badagannur is about 20 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badagannur is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Narimogaru is about 11 km away. Puttur is about 12 km away. Puttūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ariyadka (2.7 km), Nidpalli (3.0 km) and Bettampady (4.6 km).

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

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