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About Bennegere Village

Bennegere is a small village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 79 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennegere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennegere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 105.8 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 79
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bennegere compares

By the 2011 count Bennegere is the 181st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 105.8 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bennegere

Bennegere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bennegere as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bennegere from other places

Bennegere lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Nidvanda, about 5.4 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 Bennegere
Nearest railway station Nidvanda 5.4 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 26 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 34 km

Villages closest to Bennegere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennegere village had a population of 169. That makes it the 181st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Bennegere village has 79 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennegere has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bennegere is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennegere covers 105.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bennegere falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennegere is Nidvanda, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bennegere.

Bennegere 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.

Bennegere is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nidvanda is about 5.4 km away. Tumkūr is about 18 km away. Nelamangala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelekyathanahalli (under 2 km), Kuruvel Thimmanahalli (under 2 km) and Heggunda (1.6 km).

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

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