# Basapura Village, Chikmagalur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chikmagalur, Chikmagalur 

# Basapura

Basapura is a village in Chikmagalur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577136**. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 159 households**, the 99th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%.

- 621people (2011)
- 159households
- 67.8%literacy
- 577136PIN code

## Basapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basapura is 577136.** Basapura falls in Chikmagalur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577136
- Gram panchayatKadavanthi
- Community development blockChikmagalur
- Census village code609667

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Basapura from nearby towns?

- Chikmagalur (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Chikmagalur (nearest town)44 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Basapura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Basapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chikmaglur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikmagalur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Basapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 35% of the 730 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Basapura

Of every 100 households in Basapura in 2011, 82 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Basapura · ■ Chikmagalur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**40%

Tap water ****15%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****31%**

**62%

Television ****40%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****80%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Basapura?

■ Basapura · ■ Chikmagalur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**76.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**979

Working population ****32.4%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 61.5% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (76%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chikmagalur

- Sarapanahalli661 people
- Galihalli658 people
- Dasarahalli645 people
- Arenoor627 people
- Kolagave607 people
- Lakkamanahalli607 people
- Thadabenahalli561 people
- Hancharavalli548 people

[All 229 villages in Chikmagalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/chikmagalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basapura?577136
- How far is Basapura from Chikmagalur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Basapura?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basapura in?Chikmagalur district (Chikmagalur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Basapura?67.8% (Census 2011)