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About Bilasanur Village

Bilasanur is a mid sized village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 711 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilasanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilasanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577516
Area (hectares) 438.23 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 711
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilasanur compares

By the 2011 count Bilasanur is the 38th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 438.23 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bilasanur

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

Bilasanur lies about 21 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 8.3 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 Bilasanur
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 8.4 km
District headquarters Davanagere 21 km

Villages closest to Bilasanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilasanur village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 38th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Bilasanur village has 711 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilasanur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bilasanur is 577516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilasanur covers 438.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilasanur falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilasanur is Chalgeri, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Bilasanur.

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

Bilasanur is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Chalgeri is about 8.3 km away. Harihar is about 8.4 km away. Davanagere is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandigavi (2.3 km), Hosahalli (2.5 km) and Dhulehole (3.6 km).

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

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