About Bennavolu Village

Bennavolu is a mid sized village in Chodavaram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 824 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennavolu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennavolu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Chodavaram
Pincode	531036
Area (hectares)	371 hectares
Population	1,628
Male Population	824
Female Population	804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennavolu compares

By the 2011 count Bennavolu is the 21st largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bennavolu

Bennavolu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bennavolu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bennavolu from other places

Bennavolu lies about 44 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Kasimkota, about 15 km away. 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 Bennavolu
Tehsil headquarters	Chodavaram	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kasimkota	15 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	44 km

Villages closest to Bennavolu

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

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Common questions about Bennavolu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennavolu village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 21st largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Bennavolu village has 824 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennavolu has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bennavolu is 531036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennavolu covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bennavolu falls under Chodavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bennavolu is Kasimkota, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bennavolu.

Bennavolu is about 44 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennavolu is in Chodavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chodavaram is about 4.1 km away. Kasimkota is about 15 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.