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About Balenahalli Village

Balenahalli is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 118 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562129
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 118
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Balenahalli is the 207th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Balenahalli

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

Balenahalli lies about 30 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Devanahalli, about 16 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 Balenahalli
Nearest town Vijayapura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 15 km
Nearest railway station Devanahalli 16 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 30 km

Villages closest to Balenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balenahalli village had a population of 225. That makes it the 207th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Balenahalli village has 118 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balenahalli has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Balenahalli is 562129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balenahalli covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balenahalli falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balenahalli is Devanahalli, about 16 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 Balenahalli.

Balenahalli is about 30 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balenahalli is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Vijayapura is about 12 km away. Hosakote is about 15 km away. Devanahalli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sashimakanahalli (under 2 km), Thammarayasandra Agrahara (under 2 km) and Doddaralagere (under 2 km).

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

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