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About Basalikatte Village

Basalikatte is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 779 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basalikatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basalikatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577233
Area (hectares) 398.12 hectares
Population 1,610
Male Population 779
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basalikatte compares

By the 2011 count Basalikatte is the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 398.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basalikatte

Basalikatte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basalikatte 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basalikatte from other places

Basalikatte lies about 21 km from Shimoga. 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 Basalikatte
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 7.2 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 7.2 km
District headquarters Shimoga 21 km

Villages closest to Basalikatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basalikatte village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Basalikatte village has 779 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basalikatte has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Basalikatte is 577233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basalikatte covers 398.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basalikatte falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Basalikatte notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basalikatte.

Basalikatte is about 21 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basalikatte is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 7.2 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 7.2 km away. Shimoga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athigunda (under 2 km), Adrihalli (1.6 km) and Aralihalli (1.6 km).

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

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