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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
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- LGD code
- 603694
- Pincode
- 581355
- Post office
- Siddapur
- Population
- 71
- Households
- 17
- Literacy rate
- 85.9%
- Sex ratio
- 775 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 51
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 43 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 358 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 494 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mirjan · 46 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- herbal doctor · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bandisara compares
By population, Bandisara ranks #169 of 197 villages in Siddapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.9%
+11.2% vs mandal average
- Bandisara
- 85.9%
- Siddapur mandal
- 74.7%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
775
−244 vs mandal average
- Bandisara
- 775
- Siddapur mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bandisara
- 4.2
- Siddapur mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bandisara at a glance
Bandisara is a village of 71 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Siddapur taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 169th-largest of 197 villages in Siddapur taluk. Literacy is 86%, 11 points above the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 775 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 40 km from Akki Alur, the nearest town, 46 km from Mirjan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581355, served by Siddapur post office; the LGD village code is 603694. The nearest hospital or health centre is herbal doctor, 5 km away. The village votes in Sorab assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bangarappa. The population is estimated at 84 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bandisara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIDDAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 159
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOLSIRSI
- Total area (ha)
- 197.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 160.51
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bandisara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bandisara
- LGD code
- 603694
- Pincode
- 581355
- Post office
- Siddapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 71
- Population (projected 2026)
- 84
- Households
- 17
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 775
- Literacy rate
- 85.9%
- Coordinates
- 14.70346°N, 74.79721°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sorab
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bangarappa
- Block / Mandal
- Siddapur
Getting there
How to reach Bandisara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru358 kmcapital
- Hyderabad494 km
- Mumbai527 km
- Chennai618 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMirjan46 km
- Bus stopKumbrigadde6 km
- Hospital / PHCherbal doctor5 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank ATM4 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol bunk10 km
- CollegeR N Sheety Polytechnic10 km
- Police stationPolice station10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bandisara
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)