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About Bommasagar Village

Bommasagar is a mid sized village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 786 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommasagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommasagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582211
Area (hectares) 629.35 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 786
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommasagar compares

By the 2011 count Bommasagar is the 43rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 629.35 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bommasagar

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

Bommasagar lies about 48 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Jakanur, about 18 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 Bommasagar
Tehsil headquarters Ron 16 km
Nearest railway station Jakanur 18 km
District headquarters Gadag 48 km

Villages closest to Bommasagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommasagar village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Bommasagar village has 786 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommasagar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bommasagar is 582211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommasagar covers 629.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bommasagar falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bommasagar is Jakanur, about 18 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 Bommasagar.

Bommasagar is about 48 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommasagar is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Ron is about 16 km away. Jakanur is about 18 km away. Gadag is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shantagiri (1.5 km), Sarjapur (2.8 km) and Balagod (3.2 km).

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

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