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About Basavanahalli Village

Basavanahalli is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,308 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1013.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577217
Area (hectares) 1013.23 hectares
Population 2,617
Male Population 1,308
Female Population 1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Basavanahalli is the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 1013.23 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Basavanahalli

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

Basavanahalli lies about 46 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, about 22 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 Basavanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Konagavalli 22 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 27 km
District headquarters Davanagere 46 km

Villages closest to Basavanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanahalli village had a population of 2,617. That makes it the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Basavanahalli village has 1,308 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanahalli has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Basavanahalli is 577217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanahalli covers 1013.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavanahalli falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanahalli is Konagavalli, about 22 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 Basavanahalli.

Basavanahalli is about 46 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanahalli is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 7.9 km away. Konagavalli is about 22 km away. Shivamogga is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basavapura (under 2 km), Arehalli (2.3 km) and Arabagatte (2.5 km).

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

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