# Basavapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Basavapura

Basavapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577557**. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 171 households**, the 90th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 742people (2011)
- 171households
- 56.4%literacy
- 577557PIN code

## Basavapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basavapura is 577557.** Basavapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577557
- Gram panchayatThygadakatte
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609271

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

## How far is Basavapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)84 km by road
- Hosdurga (nearest town)20 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 Basavapura?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajjampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Basavapura known for?

The main crops are **jowar and ragi**. About 75% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Basavapura

Of every 100 households in Basavapura in 2011, 59 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basavapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**72%

Use banking services ****57%**

**60%

Television ****38%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Basavapura?

■ Basavapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**956

Working population ****42.3%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 46.7% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 179 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (25%) · **■** Other work 27 (9%) · **■** Marginal 30 (10%)

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 Tarikere

- Hunasanahalli755 people
- Haralahalli754 people
- Kenchapura750 people
- Doddakundur749 people
- Garagadahalli742 people
- H.Rangapura741 people
- Sale Borna Halli740 people
- Chakonahalli728 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basavapura?577557
- How far is Basavapura from Chikmagalur?84 km by road
- What is the population of Basavapura?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basavapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Basavapura?56.4% (Census 2011)