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About Basolli Village

Basolli is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 259 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basolli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basolli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581323
Area (hectares) 607.55 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 259
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basolli compares

By the 2011 count Basolli is the 61st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 607.55 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Basolli

Basolli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basolli as Available within village. 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 Basolli from other places

Basolli lies about 28 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 19 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 Basolli
Nearest railway station Kumta 19 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 28 km

Villages closest to Basolli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basolli village had a population of 499. That makes it the 61st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Basolli village has 259 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basolli has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Basolli is 581323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basolli covers 607.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basolli falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Basolli is Kumta, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basolli.

Basolli is about 28 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basolli is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 19 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurigadde (under 2 km), Hindbail (1.6 km) and Mudnalli (1.6 km).

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

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