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About Bhadrapura Village

Bhadrapura is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 23 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, 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 Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 133.67 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 23
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 252nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 133.67 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 62 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Balegundi 11 km
Nearest town Sāgar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 14 km
District headquarters Shimoga 62 km

Villages closest to Bhadrapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sorab 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 44. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Bhadrapura village has 23 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadrapura has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bhadrapura is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadrapura covers 133.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadrapura falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhadrapura is Balegundi, about 11 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 62 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 Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 11 km away. Sāgar is about 12 km away. Sorab is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duguru (under 2 km), Horabailu (1.9 km) and Horabailukoppa (1.9 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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