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About Billanakote Village

Billanakote is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 719 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Billanakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Billanakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 374.53 hectares
Population 1,359
Male Population 719
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Billanakote compares

By the 2011 count Billanakote is the 17th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 374.53 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Billanakote

Billanakote is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Billanakote as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Billanakote from other places

Billanakote lies about 33 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dobaspet, about 4.6 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 Billanakote
Nearest railway station Dobaspet 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 17 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 33 km

Villages closest to Billanakote

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 Billanakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Billanakote village had a population of 1,359. That makes it the 17th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Billanakote village has 719 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Billanakote has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

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

Billanakote covers 374.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Billanakote is Dobaspet, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Billanakote.

Billanakote is about 33 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Billanakote is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dobaspet is about 4.6 km away. Nelamangala is about 17 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kengalkempohalli (under 2 km), Hanumanthapura (1.8 km) and Avverahalli (2.0 km).

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

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