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About Basavanahalli Village

Basavanahalli is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 58 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 98.13 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 58
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Basavanahalli is the 235th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 98.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Basavanahalli

Basavanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basavanahalli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basavanahalli from other places

Basavanahalli lies about 24 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 17 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 Basavanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 17 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 24 km
District headquarters Hassan 24 km

Villages closest to Basavanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanahalli village had a population of 116. That makes it the 235th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Basavanahalli village has 58 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanahalli has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Basavanahalli is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanahalli covers 98.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basavanahalli falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanahalli is Mavinakere, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Basavanahalli.

Basavanahalli is about 24 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanahalli is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 5.9 km away. Mavinakere is about 17 km away. Holenarasipura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basavanahalli Hantha (under 2 km), Basavanahlli (under 2 km) and Ulivala (1.6 km).

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

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