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About Basapur Village

Basapur is a mid sized village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 469 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kundgol
Pincode 581113
Area (hectares) 235.27 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 469
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basapur compares

By the 2011 count Basapur is the 50th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 235.27 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Basapur

Basapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basapur from other places

Basapur lies about 38 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kundgol, about 5.3 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 Basapur
Nearest railway station Kundgol 5.3 km
Nearest town Hubballi 20 km
District headquarters Dharwad 38 km

Villages closest to Basapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basapur village had a population of 881. That makes it the 50th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Basapur village has 469 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basapur has about 878 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 Basapur is 581113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basapur covers 235.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basapur falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basapur is Kundgol, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basapur.

Basapur is about 38 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basapur is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Kundgol is about 5.3 km away. Hubballi is about 20 km away. Dharwad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura (under 2 km), Hirenarti (2.3 km) and Benakanahalli (2.7 km).

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

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