Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Basavapura Basavapura is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code 577426. The 2011 Census counted 873 people in 195 households, the 40th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 873 people (2011) - 195 households - 85.0% literacy - 577426 PIN code ## Basavapura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Basavapura is 577426. Basavapura falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577426 - Gram panchayat Arasalu - Community development block Hosanagara - Census village code 607955 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Basavapura from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ) 32 km by road - Shimoga (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Basavapura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Basavapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Hosanagara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gavtoor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Govatoor - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basavapura known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. Products made here include rice. About 11% of the 1,373 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Basavapura Of every 100 households in Basavapura in 2011, 86 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basavapura · ■ Hosanagara rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 83% - Toilet within the home 44% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 56% 39% - Tap water 21% 12% - Drinking water within premises 19% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 86% - Use banking services 79% 83% - Television 53% 50% - Mobile phone 70% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 26% 24% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 7% 10% - Own their home 92% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Basavapura? ■ Basavapura · ■ Hosanagara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.0% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1094 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 980 971 - Working population 64.0% 48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 77.6% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 177 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 358 (64%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hosanagara - Thrinive 916 people - Thammadikoppa 909 people - Honne Bylu 883 people - Anadagadoduru 880 people - Dobylu 872 people - Harohithlu 844 people - Arasalu 840 people - Hebbylu 807 people All 204 villages in Hosanagara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basavapura? 577426 - How far is Basavapura from Shimoga? 32 km by road - What is the population of Basavapura? 873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basavapura in? Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Basavapura? 85.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/basavapura-607955/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.