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About Basavanahalli Village

Basavanahalli is a small village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 185 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573112, 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 Arsikere
Pincode 573112
Area (hectares) 153.19 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 185
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basavanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Basavanahalli is the 209th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 153.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Basavanahalli

Basavanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basavanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Basavanahalli from other places

Basavanahalli lies about 49 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 5.5 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
Nearest railway station Banavar 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 19 km
District headquarters Hassan 49 km

Villages closest to Basavanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsikere 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 368. That makes it the 209th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Basavanahalli village has 185 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanahalli has about 989 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Basavanahalli is 573112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanahalli covers 153.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavanahalli falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanahalli is Banavar, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basavanahalli.

Basavanahalli is about 49 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 Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 5.5 km away. Arsikere is about 19 km away. Hassan is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkarehalli (under 2 km), Lingapura (1.5 km) and Linglapura (1.5 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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