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About Bassapur Village

Bassapur is a small village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 159 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585237
Area (hectares) 391.01 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 159
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bassapur compares

By the 2011 count Bassapur is the 173rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 391.01 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 Bassapur

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

Bassapur lies about 65 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Lingeri, about 62 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 Bassapur
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 20 km
Nearest town Shorāpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Lingeri 62 km
District headquarters Yadgir 65 km

Villages closest to Bassapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassapur village had a population of 303. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bassapur village has 159 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassapur has about 906 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 Bassapur is 585237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassapur covers 391.01 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.

Bassapur falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bassapur is Lingeri, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Bassapur.

Bassapur is about 65 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bassapur is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 20 km away. Shorāpur is about 20 km away. Lingeri is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chincholi (4.9 km), Tinthni (6.3 km) and Alhal (6.6 km).

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

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