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About Bajathuru Village

Bajathuru is one of the larger villages in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,913, made up of 2,952 males and 2,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2028.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajathuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajathuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574241
Area (hectares) 2028.15 hectares
Population 5,913
Male Population 2,952
Female Population 2,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajathuru compares

By the 2011 count Bajathuru is the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 2028.15 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Bajathuru

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

Bajathuru lies about 7.1 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 9.9 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 Bajathuru
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Narimogaru 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 14 km
Nearest town Puttūr 14 km

Villages closest to Bajathuru

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 Bajathuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajathuru village had a population of 5,913. That makes it the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Bajathuru village has 2,952 males and 2,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajathuru has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bajathuru is 574241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajathuru covers 2028.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bajathuru is Narimogaru, about 9.9 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 Bajathuru.

Bajathuru is about 7.1 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajathuru is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Dakshina Kannada is about 7.1 km away. Narimogaru is about 9.9 km away. Puttur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Olamogru (3.9 km), Ramakunja (4.3 km) and Alanthaya (4.9 km).

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

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