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About Basavanapura Village

Basavanapura is a small village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 22 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573111
Area (hectares) 128.23 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 22
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basavanapura compares

By the 2011 count Basavanapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 128.23 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Basavanapura

Basavanapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basavanapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Basavanapura from other places

Basavanapura lies about 52 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hirisave, about 8.8 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 Basavanapura
Nearest railway station Hirisave 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 24 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 24 km
District headquarters Hassan 52 km

Villages closest to Basavanapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanapura village had a population of 38. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Basavanapura village has 22 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanapura has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Basavanapura is 573111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanapura covers 128.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basavanapura falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanapura is Hirisave, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basavanapura.

Basavanapura is about 52 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanapura is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Hirisave is about 8.8 km away. Channarayapatna is about 24 km away. Channarāyapatna 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 B Byrapura (under 2 km), K Byrapura (under 2 km) and Kantirayapura (under 2 km).

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

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