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About Basavanapalya Village

Basavanapalya is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 261 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanapalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanapalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562131
Area (hectares) 221.21 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 261
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavanapalya compares

By the 2011 count Basavanapalya is the 126th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 221.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 984.

Getting to Basavanapalya

Basavanapalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basavanapalya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basavanapalya from other places

Basavanapalya lies about 31 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 12 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 Basavanapalya
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 4.8 km
Nearest town Māgadi 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 12 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 31 km

Villages closest to Basavanapalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanapalya village had a population of 514. That makes it the 126th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Basavanapalya village has 261 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanapalya has about 969 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Basavanapalya is 562131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanapalya covers 221.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavanapalya falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanapalya is Tippasandra, about 12 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 km distance for Basavanapalya.

Basavanapalya is about 31 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanapalya is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Magadi is about 4.8 km away. Māgadi is about 4.8 km away. Tippasandra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanchibasavanapalya (under 2 km), Harohalli (under 2 km) and Chikkakalya (under 2 km).

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

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