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About Biranagodu Village

Biranagodu is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 166 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biranagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biranagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 116.85 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 166
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
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 Biranagodu compares

By the 2011 count Biranagodu is the 147th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 116.85 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Biranagodu

Biranagodu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biranagodu 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 Biranagodu from other places

Biranagodu lies about 41 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 15 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 Biranagodu
Tehsil headquarters Belur 11 km
Nearest town Belūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 15 km
District headquarters Hassan 41 km

Villages closest to Biranagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biranagodu village had a population of 343. That makes it the 147th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Biranagodu village has 166 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biranagodu has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Biranagodu is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biranagodu covers 116.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biranagodu falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Biranagodu is Chikkamagaluru, about 15 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 Biranagodu.

Biranagodu is about 41 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biranagodu is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 11 km away. Belūr is about 11 km away. Chikkamagaluru 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 Bindenahalli (under 2 km), Gendehalli (under 2 km) and Jodi Sanenahalli (under 2 km).

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

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