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About Basavanapura Village

Basavanapura is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 79 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573129, 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 Alur
Pincode 573129
Area (hectares) 52.4 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 79
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavanapura compares

By the 2011 count Basavanapura is the 152nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 52.4 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Basavanapura

Basavanapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basavanapura 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 Basavanapura from other places

Basavanapura lies about 9.7 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Alur, about 2.9 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 Alur 2.9 km
District headquarters Hassan 9.7 km

Villages closest to Basavanapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alur 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 165. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Basavanapura village has 79 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanapura has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Basavanapura is 573129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanapura covers 52.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavanapura falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanapura is Alur, about 2.9 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 Basavanapura.

Basavanapura is about 9.7 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 Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 2.9 km away. Hassan is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosapura (under 2 km), Hunasavalli (under 2 km) and Mudigere (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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