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About Bommahalli Village

Bommahalli is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 114 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 265.72 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 114
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bommahalli is the 218th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 265.72 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bommahalli

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

Bommahalli lies about 20 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 Bommahalli
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 13 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 13 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 20 km

Villages closest to Bommahalli

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 Bommahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommahalli village had a population of 225. That makes it the 218th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Bommahalli village has 114 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommahalli has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

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

Bommahalli covers 265.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bommahalli 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 Bommahalli.

Bommahalli is about 20 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 11 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 13 km away. Doddaballapura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommanahalli (under 2 km), Galibilikote (under 2 km) and Madeswara (under 2 km).

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

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