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About Channapur Village

Channapur is a mid sized village in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,646, made up of 880 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 580024
Area (hectares) 529.38 hectares
Population 1,646
Male Population 880
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channapur compares

By the 2011 count Channapur is the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 529.38 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Channapur

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

Channapur lies about 23 km from Dharwad. 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 Channapur
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 9.7 km
Nearest town Hubballi 9.7 km
District headquarters Dharwad 23 km

Villages closest to Channapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channapur village had a population of 1,646. That makes it the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Channapur village has 880 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channapur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Channapur is 580024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channapur covers 529.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channapur falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The census record for Channapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Channapur.

Channapur is about 23 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channapur is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Hubli is about 9.7 km away. Hubballi is about 9.7 km away. Dharwad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chavargudd (2.0 km), Ramapur (2.0 km) and Giriyal (2.5 km).

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

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