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About Bage Village

Bage is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 455 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bage Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bage village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573214
Area (hectares) 453.32 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 455
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bage compares

By the 2011 count Bage is the 23rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 453.32 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Bage

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

Bage lies about 27 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 3.7 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 Bage
Nearest railway station Balupete 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Hassan 27 km

Villages closest to Bage

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bage village had a population of 936. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Bage village has 455 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bage has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Bage is 573214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bage covers 453.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bage falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bage is Balupete, about 3.7 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 village for Bage.

Bage is about 27 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bage is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 3.7 km away. Sakleshpur is about 7.4 km away. Hassan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aluvalli (2.2 km), Echalvalli Estate (2.3 km) and Jammanahalli (2.5 km).

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

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