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About Dasanapura Village

Dasanapura is a small village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 171 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasanapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasanapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 157.28 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 171
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasanapura compares

By the 2011 count Dasanapura is the 132nd 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 157.28 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dasanapura

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

Dasanapura lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 28 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 Dasanapura
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 12 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 12 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Dasanapura

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 Dasanapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasanapura village had a population of 310. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Dasanapura village has 171 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasanapura has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dasanapura is 577428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasanapura covers 157.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dasanapura falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dasanapura is Adderi, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dasanapura.

Dasanapura is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasanapura is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 12 km away. Shikaripura is about 12 km away. Adderi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirejamburu (under 2 km), Kuskuru (1.8 km) and Kodikoppa (2.1 km).

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

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