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About Bharathipura Village

Bharathipura is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 331 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharathipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharathipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 544.65 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 331
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharathipura compares

By the 2011 count Bharathipura is the 66th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 544.65 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Bharathipura

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

Bharathipura lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 33 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 Bharathipura
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 3.1 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 33 km
District headquarters Shimoga 41 km

Villages closest to Bharathipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharathipura village had a population of 657. That makes it the 66th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Bharathipura village has 331 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharathipura has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Bharathipura is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharathipura covers 544.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharathipura falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bharathipura is Arasalu, about 33 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 Bharathipura.

Bharathipura is about 41 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharathipura is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 3.1 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Arasalu is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadagudde (1.8 km), Munduvalli (2.2 km) and Nellisara (2.8 km).

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

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