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About Basavanahalli Village

Basavanahalli is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 463 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572132
Area (hectares) 219.43 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 463
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Basavanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Basavanahalli is the 81st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 219.43 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basavanahalli

Basavanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basavanahalli 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 Basavanahalli from other places

Basavanahalli lies about 39 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Viduraswattha, 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 Basavanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Viduraswattha 33 km
District headquarters Tumkur 39 km

Villages closest to Basavanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavanahalli village had a population of 914. That makes it the 81st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Basavanahalli village has 463 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanahalli has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Basavanahalli is 572132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanahalli covers 219.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavanahalli falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanahalli is Viduraswattha, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basavanahalli.

Basavanahalli is about 39 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavanahalli is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 2.4 km away. Viduraswattha is about 33 km away. Tumkur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaderahalli (under 2 km), Karamaradi (under 2 km) and Siddapura (under 2 km).

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

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