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About Bapu Nagar Village

Bapu Nagar is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 636 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1497 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bapu Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bapu Nagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585211
Area (hectares) 1497 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 636
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bapu Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Bapu Nagar is the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1497 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1001.

Getting to Bapu Nagar

Bapu Nagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bapu Nagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bapu Nagar from other places

Bapu Nagar lies about 26 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about under 2 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 Bapu Nagar
Nearest town Shāhābād under 2 km
Nearest railway station Shahabad under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 15 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 26 km

Villages closest to Bapu Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chitapur 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 Bapu Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bapu Nagar village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Bapu Nagar village has 636 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bapu Nagar has about 973 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Bapu Nagar is 585211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bapu Nagar covers 1497 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bapu Nagar falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bapu Nagar is Shahabad, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bapu Nagar.

Bapu Nagar is about 26 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bapu Nagar is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shāhābād is about under 2 km away. Shahabad is about under 2 km away. Chitapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maha Nagar (under 2 km), Seva Nagar (under 2 km) and Shahabad (under 2 km).

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

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