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About Basuvapuram Village

Basuvapuram is a large village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,706 males and 1,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuvapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuvapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 635302
Area (hectares) 762.69 hectares
Population 3,383
Male Population 1,706
Female Population 1,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basuvapuram compares

By the 2011 count Basuvapuram is the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 762.69 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Basuvapuram

Basuvapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basuvapuram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basuvapuram from other places

Basuvapuram lies about 26 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 5.6 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 Basuvapuram
Nearest town Pālakkodu 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 26 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 26 km

Villages closest to Basuvapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuvapuram village had a population of 3,383. That makes it the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Basuvapuram village has 1,706 males and 1,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuvapuram has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Basuvapuram is 635302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuvapuram covers 762.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basuvapuram falls under Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Basuvapuram is Palakkodu, about 5.6 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 village for Basuvapuram.

Basuvapuram is about 26 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuvapuram is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Pālakkodu is about 4.5 km away. Palakkodu is about 5.6 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalapuram (under 2 km), Annamalaihalli (6.5 km) and Mekalanayakanahalli (16 km).

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

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