About Buklapura Village

Buklapura is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,970, made up of 1,016 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buklapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buklapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577432
Area (hectares)	622.2 hectares
Population	1,970
Male Population	1,016
Female Population	954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Buklapura compares

By the 2011 count Buklapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 622.2 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Buklapura

Buklapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buklapura as Available within 5 - 10 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 Buklapura from other places

Buklapura lies about 44 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 36 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 Buklapura
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	2.0 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	30 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	36 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	44 km

Villages closest to Buklapura

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.

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Common questions about Buklapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Buklapura village had a population of 1,970. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Buklapura village has 1,016 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buklapura has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

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

Buklapura covers 622.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buklapura falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Buklapura is Arasalu, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Buklapura.

Buklapura is about 44 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buklapura is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 2.0 km away. Someshwar is about 30 km away. Arasalu is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.