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About Buchanahalli Village

Buchanahalli is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 167 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buchanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buchanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 148.02 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 167
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buchanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Buchanahalli is the 186th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 148.02 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Buchanahalli

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

Buchanahalli lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Muddalinganahalli, about 19 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 Buchanahalli
Nearest railway station Muddalinganahalli 19 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 27 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 34 km

Villages closest to Buchanahalli

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 Buchanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Buchanahalli village had a population of 331. That makes it the 186th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Buchanahalli village has 167 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buchanahalli has about 982 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 Buchanahalli is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buchanahalli covers 148.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Buchanahalli is Muddalinganahalli, about 19 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 Buchanahalli.

Buchanahalli is about 34 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buchanahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Muddalinganahalli is about 19 km away. Tumkūr is about 25 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garudagallu (3.2 km), Sirigondanahalli (3.6 km) and Singenahalli (4.8 km).

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

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