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About Bankenahalli Village

Bankenahalli is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 138 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 211.78 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 138
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bankenahalli is the 202nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 211.78 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bankenahalli

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

Bankenahalli lies about 28 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, about 6.1 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 Bankenahalli
Nearest railway station Thondebhavi 6.1 km
Nearest town Gauribidanur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 20 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 28 km

Villages closest to Bankenahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Bankenahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankenahalli village had a population of 281. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Bankenahalli village has 138 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankenahalli has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bankenahalli is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankenahalli covers 211.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankenahalli falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bankenahalli is Thondebhavi, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankenahalli.

Bankenahalli is about 28 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankenahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Thondebhavi is about 6.1 km away. Gauribidanur is about 17 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakote (under 2 km), Gundumgere (2.6 km) and Makali (2.6 km).

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

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