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About Bychapura Village

Bychapura is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 462 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bychapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bychapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572121
Area (hectares) 257.75 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 462
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bychapura compares

By the 2011 count Bychapura is the 45th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 257.75 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bychapura

Bychapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bychapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bychapura from other places

Bychapura lies about 36 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Someshwara, about 20 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 Bychapura
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 12 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 15 km
Nearest railway station Someshwara 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 36 km

Villages closest to Bychapura

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 Bychapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bychapura village had a population of 964. That makes it the 45th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Bychapura village has 462 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bychapura has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bychapura is 572121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bychapura covers 257.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bychapura falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bychapura is Someshwara, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Bychapura.

Bychapura is about 36 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bychapura is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 12 km away. Madhugiri is about 15 km away. Someshwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayavara (under 2 km), Chikkanahalli (1.6 km) and Chikkegowdanahalli (1.6 km).

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

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