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About Bennayanuru Village

Bennayanuru is a small village in Santhipuram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 9 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennayanuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennayanuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Santhipuram
Pincode 517423
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 9
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 556
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennayanuru compares

By the 2011 count Bennayanuru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bennayanuru

Bennayanuru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bennayanuru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bennayanuru from other places

Bennayanuru lies about 91 km from Chittoor. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bennayanuru
Nearest town Kuppam 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Santhipuram 8.7 km
District headquarters Chittoor 91 km

Villages closest to Bennayanuru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Santhipuram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bennayanuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennayanuru village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents.

Bennayanuru village has 9 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennayanuru has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bennayanuru is 517423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennayanuru covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bennayanuru falls under Santhipuram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Bennayanuru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bennayanuru.

Bennayanuru is about 91 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennayanuru is in Santhipuram tehsil of Chittoor district. Kuppam is about 6.5 km away. Santhipuram is about 8.7 km away. Chittoor is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poduru (under 2 km), Madanapalle (2.3 km) and Kadapalle (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bennayanuru today is likely to be higher.

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