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About Banahalli Village

Banahalli is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 401 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562122
Area (hectares) 54.48 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 401
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banahalli compares

By the 2011 count Banahalli is the 96th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 54.48 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Banahalli

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

Banahalli lies about 37 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Sidlagatta, about 20 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 Banahalli
Nearest town Vijayapura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 20 km
Nearest railway station Sidlagatta 20 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 37 km

Villages closest to Banahalli

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 Banahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahalli village had a population of 771. That makes it the 96th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Banahalli village has 401 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahalli has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Banahalli is 562122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahalli covers 54.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Banahalli is Sidlagatta, about 20 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 Banahalli.

Banahalli is about 37 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahalli is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Vijayapura is about 15 km away. Hosakote is about 20 km away. Sidlagatta 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 Basabathanahalli (under 2 km), Sonnekempanahalli (under 2 km) and Hindiganala (under 2 km).

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

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