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About Basavapatna Village

Basavapatna is a large village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,819, made up of 1,905 males and 1,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavapatna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavapatna village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573113
Area (hectares) 317.35 hectares
Population 3,819
Male Population 1,905
Female Population 1,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basavapatna compares

By the 2011 count Basavapatna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 317.35 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Basavapatna

Basavapatna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basavapatna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basavapatna from other places

Basavapatna lies about 44 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 22 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 Basavapatna
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 17 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 22 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 23 km
District headquarters Hassan 44 km

Villages closest to Basavapatna

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 Basavapatna

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavapatna village had a population of 3,819. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Basavapatna village has 1,905 males and 1,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavapatna has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Basavapatna is 573113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavapatna covers 317.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basavapatna falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavapatna is Annechakanahali, about 22 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 km distance for Basavapatna.

Basavapatna is about 44 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavapatna is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 17 km away. Annechakanahali is about 22 km away. Holenarasipura 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 Basavapatna Hantha (under 2 km), Anjaneya Hosahalli (1.6 km) and Rudrapatna (2.3 km).

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

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