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About Basavapura Village

Basavapura is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 46 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577227
Area (hectares) 144.04 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 46
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavapura compares

By the 2011 count Basavapura is the 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 144.04 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basavapura

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

Basavapura lies about 8.3 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kotegangoor, about 9.9 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 Basavapura
District headquarters Shimoga 8.3 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Kotegangoor 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 22 km

Villages closest to Basavapura

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 Basavapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavapura village had a population of 90. That makes it the 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Basavapura village has 46 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavapura has about 957 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Basavapura is 577227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavapura covers 144.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basavapura falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavapura is Kotegangoor, about 9.9 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 km distance for Basavapura.

Basavapura is about 8.3 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavapura is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Shimoga is about 8.3 km away. Shivamogga is about 8.3 km away. Kotegangoor is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanthapura (4.4 km), Hosahalli (6.2 km) and Somenakoppa (9.6 km).

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

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