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About Bharanii Village

Bharanii is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 211 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharanii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharanii village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 604.06 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 211
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharanii compares

By the 2011 count Bharanii is the 38th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 604.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 963.

Getting to Bharanii

Bharanii is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharanii as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bharanii from other places

Bharanii lies about 35 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 56 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 Bharanii
Nearest town Sirsi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 27 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 35 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 56 km

Villages closest to Bharanii

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharanii village had a population of 402. That makes it the 38th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bharanii village has 211 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharanii has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bharanii is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharanii covers 604.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharanii falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bharanii is Mirjan, about 56 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bharanii.

Bharanii is about 35 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharanii is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 17 km away. Yellapur is about 27 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannur Heggaranii (under 2 km), Vanakemane (2.6 km) and Hemmadi (2.6 km).

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

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