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About Basavanahalli Village

Basavanahalli is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 433 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572224, 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 Turuvekere
Pincode 572224
Area (hectares) 183.79 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 433
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 51st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 183.79 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 61 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 12 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 Turuvekere 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 12 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 16 km
District headquarters Tumkur 61 km

Villages closest to Basavanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turuvekere 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 888. That makes it the 51st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Basavanahalli village has 433 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavanahalli has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Basavanahalli is 572224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavanahalli covers 183.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavanahalli falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basavanahalli is Aralaguppe, about 12 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 61 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 Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 9.7 km away. Aralaguppe is about 12 km away. Tiptūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soravanahalli (under 2 km), Sadarahalli (1.8 km) and Chandrapura (2.5 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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