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About Bhadrapura Village

Bhadrapura is a small village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 127 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadrapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadrapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577447
Area (hectares) 162.67 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 127
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadrapura compares

By the 2011 count Bhadrapura is the 139th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 162.67 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 979.

Getting to Bhadrapura

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

How far is Bhadrapura from other places

Bhadrapura lies about 42 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 22 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 Bhadrapura
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 2.4 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 42 km

Villages closest to Bhadrapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadrapura village had a population of 248. That makes it the 139th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Bhadrapura village has 127 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadrapura has about 953 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhadrapura is 577447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadrapura covers 162.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadrapura falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhadrapura is Kumsi, about 22 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 village for Bhadrapura.

Bhadrapura is about 42 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadrapura is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 2.4 km away. Shikaripura is about 2.4 km away. Kumsi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doopadahalli (1.7 km), Thimlapura (2.0 km) and Nandihalli (2.2 km).

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

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