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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
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- LGD code
- 616614
- Pincode
- 573102
- Post office
- Arkalgud
- Population
- 735
- Households
- 180
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Sex ratio
- 885 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 332
Census 2011 · in context
How Bychanahalli compares
By population, Bychanahalli ranks #88 of 296 villages in Arkalgud mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.3%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Bychanahalli
- 59.3%
- Arkalgud mandal
- 61.3%
- Hassan district
- 69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
−116 vs mandal average
- Bychanahalli
- 885
- Arkalgud mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bychanahalli
- 4.1
- Arkalgud mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bychanahalli at a glance
Bychanahalli is a village of 735 people in 180 households (Census 2011) in Arkalgud taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 88th-largest of 296 villages in Arkalgud taluk. Literacy is 59%, 2 points below the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 573102, served by Arkalgud post office; the LGD village code is 616614. The village votes in Shravanabelagola assembly constituency, represented by MLA C N Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 388 in 2026, down 47% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bychanahalli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bychanahalli · this village | 735 | 59% | — |
| Hethagowdanahalli · Arkalgud | 901 | 58% | — |
| Kallimuddanahalli · Arkalgud | 866 | 63% | — |
| Doddagavanahalli · Arkalgud | 815 | 76% | — |
| Maravalalu · Arkalgud | 735 | 67% | — |
| Goravanahalli · Arkalgud | 401 | 64% | — |
| Paramahamsa Chakanahalli · Arkalgud | 384 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bychanahalli
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARKALGUD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BYCHANAHALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 127.86
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bychanahalli
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bychanahalli
- LGD code
- 616614
- Pincode
- 573102
- Post office
- Arkalgud
- Population (Census 2011)
- 735
- Population (projected 2026)
- 388
- Households
- 180
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 885
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hassan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shravanabelagola
- Member of Parliament
- Shreyas M. Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- C N Balakrishna
- Block / Mandal
- Arkalgud
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 573102
- Vijapura ForestArkalgud mandal1,621 pop
- SanthemarurArkalgud mandal1,579 pop
- YagatiArkalgud mandal1,469 pop
- DummiArkalgud mandal1,358 pop
- HebbaleArkalgud mandal1,335 pop
- MallipatnaArkalgud mandal1,287 pop
- HonnavalliArkalgud mandal1,280 pop
- Jodi GubbiHole Narsipur mandal1,275 pop
- HullangalaArkalgud mandal1,270 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)