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About Basavanabyana Village

Basavanabyana is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 130 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanabyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanabyana village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577425
Area (hectares) 314.2 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 130
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavanabyana compares

By the 2011 count Basavanabyana is the 135th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 314.2 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Basavanabyana

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

Basavanabyana lies about 58 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 32 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 Basavanabyana
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 32 km
Nearest town Sāgar 36 km
District headquarters Shimoga 58 km

Villages closest to Basavanabyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanabyana village had a population of 262. That makes it the 135th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Basavanabyana village has 130 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanabyana has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Basavanabyana is 577425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanabyana covers 314.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basavanabyana falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanabyana is Anandapuram, about 32 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 Basavanabyana.

Basavanabyana is about 58 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanabyana is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 8.5 km away. Anandapuram is about 32 km away. Sāgar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodase (under 2 km), Kilandur (2.9 km) and Kilandur Jungle (2.9 km).

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

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