Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural
# Bavapura

Bavapura is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 562122. The 2011 Census counted 644 people in 135 households, the 122nd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.
- 644 people (2011)
- 135 households
- 72.2% literacy
- 562122 PIN code

## Bavapura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bavapura is 562122. Bavapura falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 562122
- Gram panchayat Doddaralagere
- Community development block Hosakote
- Census village code 625499

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bavapura from nearby towns?
- Hosakote (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bavapura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bavapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nandagudi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R28208
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · =R28208
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bavapura known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 61% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bavapura

Of every 100 households in Bavapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bavapura · ■ Hosakote rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 96%
- Toilet within the home 31% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 25%
- Tap water 73% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 66%
- Use banking services 46% 48%
- Television 63% 72%
- Mobile phone 70% 73%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 48% 37%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 5%
- None of these assets 10% 8%
- Own their home 98% 82%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bavapura?

■ Bavapura · ■ Hosakote rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 75.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 926
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 838 924
- Working population 55.6% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 63.2% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 173 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (15%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 124 (35%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hosakote
- Chinnathimmanagolla Halli 671 people
- Thavatahalli 671 people
- Esthur 669 people
- Thaggali Hosahalli 662 people
- Gottipura 642 people
- Devasettihalli 637 people
- Manchappanahalli 625 people
- Kamarasanahalli 623 people

All 296 villages in Hosakote

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bavapura? 562122
- How far is Bavapura from Bangalore Rural? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Bavapura? 644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bavapura in? Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bavapura? 72.2% (Census 2011)

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