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About Basrur Village

Basrur is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,613, made up of 3,163 males and 3,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basrur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basrur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576211
Area (hectares) 576.44 hectares
Population 6,613
Male Population 3,163
Female Population 3,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basrur compares

By the 2011 count Basrur is the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 576.44 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Basrur

Basrur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basrur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basrur from other places

Basrur lies about 33 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 2.2 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 Basrur
Nearest railway station Kundapura 2.2 km
District headquarters Udupi 33 km

Villages closest to Basrur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basrur village had a population of 6,613. That makes it the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Basrur village has 3,163 males and 3,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basrur has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Basrur is 576211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basrur covers 576.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basrur falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basrur is Kundapura, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Basrur.

Basrur is about 33 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basrur is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about 2.2 km away. Udupi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hattiangadi (1.8 km), Balkur (2.1 km) and Kandavara (2.2 km).

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

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