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About Bukkasagara Village

Bukkasagara is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 171 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkasagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkasagara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 202.21 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 171
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukkasagara compares

By the 2011 count Bukkasagara is the 169th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 202.21 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Bukkasagara

Bukkasagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bukkasagara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bukkasagara from other places

Bukkasagara lies about 38 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 7.4 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 Bukkasagara
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 7.5 km
District headquarters Tumkur 38 km

Villages closest to Bukkasagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkasagara village had a population of 353. That makes it the 169th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Bukkasagara village has 171 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkasagara has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Bukkasagara is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkasagara covers 202.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bukkasagara falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bukkasagara is Tippasandra, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bukkasagara.

Bukkasagara is about 38 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkasagara is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Tippasandra is about 7.4 km away. Kunigal is about 7.5 km away. Tumkur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommenahalli (under 2 km), Yeliyur (under 2 km) and Sondalagere (2.1 km).

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

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