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About Bukkapatna Village

Bukkapatna is a large village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,717, made up of 1,365 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkapatna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkapatna village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572129
Area (hectares) 818.88 hectares
Population 2,717
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukkapatna compares

By the 2011 count Bukkapatna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 818.88 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bukkapatna

Bukkapatna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bukkapatna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bukkapatna from other places

Bukkapatna lies about 22 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tumakuru, 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 Bukkapatna
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 5.0 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 16 km
District headquarters Tumkur 22 km
Nearest railway station Tumakuru 22 km

Villages closest to Bukkapatna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkapatna village had a population of 2,717. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Bukkapatna village has 1,365 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkapatna has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bukkapatna is 572129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkapatna covers 818.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukkapatna falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bukkapatna is Tumakuru, 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 10+ km distance for Bukkapatna.

Bukkapatna is about 22 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkapatna is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 5.0 km away. Madhugiri is about 16 km away. Tumkur 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 Baraka (under 2 km), M Gollahalli (1.7 km) and Gatlagollahalli (1.7 km).

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

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