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About Basavanakote Village

Basavanakote is a large village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,457, made up of 1,767 males and 1,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2506.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577513
Area (hectares) 2506.95 hectares
Population 3,457
Male Population 1,767
Female Population 1,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavanakote compares

By the 2011 count Basavanakote is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 2506.95 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Basavanakote

Basavanakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basavanakote as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basavanakote from other places

Basavanakote lies about 31 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bennihalli, about 13 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 Basavanakote
Nearest railway station Bennihalli 13 km
Nearest town Harpanahalli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 28 km
District headquarters Davanagere 31 km

Villages closest to Basavanakote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanakote village had a population of 3,457. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Basavanakote village has 1,767 males and 1,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanakote has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Basavanakote is 577513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanakote covers 2506.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basavanakote falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanakote is Bennihalli, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Basavanakote.

Basavanakote is about 31 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanakote is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Bennihalli is about 13 km away. Harpanahalli is about 20 km away. Jagalur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agasanahalli (3.8 km), Siddaiahnakote (3.9 km) and Magadi (4.9 km).

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

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