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About Benakinamadugu Village

Benakinamadugu is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 168 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benakinamadugu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benakinamadugu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 624.19 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 168
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benakinamadugu compares

By the 2011 count Benakinamadugu is the 187th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 624.19 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Benakinamadugu

Benakinamadugu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benakinamadugu as Available within village. 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 Benakinamadugu from other places

Benakinamadugu lies about 25 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 11 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 Benakinamadugu
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 17 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 17 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 25 km

Villages closest to Benakinamadugu

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 Benakinamadugu

As per the Census of India 2011, Benakinamadugu village had a population of 330. That makes it the 187th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Benakinamadugu village has 168 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benakinamadugu has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Benakinamadugu is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benakinamadugu covers 624.19 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Benakinamadugu is Makalidurga, about 11 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 km distance for Benakinamadugu.

Benakinamadugu is about 25 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benakinamadugu is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 11 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 17 km away. Doddaballapura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channaveeranahalli (2.1 km), Narasapura (2.3 km) and Kanikenahalli (2.6 km).

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

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