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- LGD code
- 617333
- Pincode
- 573124
- Post office
- Hirisave
- Population
- 513
- Households
- 160
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1240 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 251
Census 2011 · in context
How Booka compares
By population, Booka ranks #188 of 384 villages in Channarayapatna mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Booka
- 65.3%
- Channarayapatna mandal
- 67.0%
- Hassan district
- 69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,240
+213 vs mandal average
- Booka
- 1,240
- Channarayapatna mandal
- 1,027
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Booka
- 3.2
- Channarayapatna mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Booka at a glance
Booka is a village of 513 people in 160 households (Census 2011) in Channarayapatna taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 188th-largest of 384 villages in Channarayapatna taluk. Literacy is 65%, 2 points below the taluk average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,240 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 573124, served by Hirisave post office; the LGD village code is 617333. The village votes in Turuvekere assembly constituency, represented by MLA M.T.Krishnappa. The population is estimated at 605 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hirisave →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booka · this village | 513 | 65% | — |
| Hirisave · Channarayapatna | 5,009 | 75% | — |
| Honnenahalli · Channarayapatna | 910 | 72% | — |
| Kirisave · Channarayapatna | 794 | 61% | — |
| Thoobinakere · Channarayapatna | 725 | 66% | — |
| Kothanahalli · Channarayapatna | 658 | 67% | — |
| Kollenahalli · Channarayapatna | 369 | 71% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Booka
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHANNARAYAPATNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HIRISAVE
- Total area (ha)
- 218.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 73.53
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Booka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Booka
- LGD code
- 617333
- Pincode
- 573124
- Post office
- Hirisave
- Population (Census 2011)
- 513
- Population (projected 2026)
- 605
- Households
- 160
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1240
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tumkur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Turuvekere
- Member of Parliament
- V. Somanna
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- M.T.Krishnappa
- Block / Mandal
- Channarayapatna
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 573124
- HirisaveChannarayapatna mandal5,009 pop
- JinnenahalliChannarayapatna mandal1,499 pop
- BalaganchiChannarayapatna mandal1,167 pop
- MathigattaChannarayapatna mandal1,140 pop
- JuttanahalliChannarayapatna mandal1,130 pop
- Honna MaranahalliChannarayapatna mandal1,050 pop
- BelagihalliChannarayapatna mandal1,024 pop
- HonnenahalliChannarayapatna mandal910 pop
- ThotiChannarayapatna mandal816 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Booka
Other villages in Channarayapatna mandal
View all 60+ →- Hirisave
- Nuggehalli
- Navile
- Bagur
- Dadigatta
- Anekere
- Karehalli
- Sagathavalli
- Baragur
- Valagerehalli
- Jambur
- Dammaningala
- Janivara
- Jinnenahalli
- Baladare
- Halebelagola
- Anathi
- Doddaganni
- Dindagur
- Vaddarahalli
- Gulasinda
- Sundahalli
- Dinka
- Gowdagere
- Kundur
- Doddakarade
- Gollara Hosahalli
- Chalya
- Madaba
- Agrahara
- Kembalu
- Kalasinda
- Belasinda
- Cholenahalli
- Kalkere
- Sante Shivara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)