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About Bachagaon Village

Bachagaon is a large village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,199 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachagaon village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581401
Area (hectares) 709.97 hectares
Population 2,377
Male Population 1,199
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachagaon compares

By the 2011 count Bachagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 709.97 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bachagaon

Bachagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bachagaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bachagaon from other places

Bachagaon lies about 34 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 44 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 Bachagaon
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 3.5 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 34 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 44 km

Villages closest to Bachagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachagaon village had a population of 2,377. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Bachagaon village has 1,199 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachagaon has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bachagaon is 581401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachagaon covers 709.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachagaon falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bachagaon is Talaguppa, about 44 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 village for Bachagaon.

Bachagaon is about 34 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachagaon is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 3.5 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 34 km away. Talaguppa is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Landakanahalli (under 2 km), Terkanalli (2.5 km) and Husri (3.4 km).

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

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