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About Bhovi Palya Village

Bhovi Palya is a large village in Anekal tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,379, made up of 2,489 males and 1,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560099, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhovi Palya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhovi Palya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Anekal
Pincode 560099
Area (hectares) 174.22 hectares
Population 4,379
Male Population 2,489
Female Population 1,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhovi Palya compares

By the 2011 count Bhovi Palya is the 17th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 174.22 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhovi Palya

Bhovi Palya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhovi Palya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhovi Palya from other places

Bhovi Palya lies about 9.7 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Kudlu Gate, about under 2 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 Bhovi Palya
Nearest railway station Kudlu Gate under 2 km
Nearest town Electronic City Phase I 5.4 km
District headquarters Bangalore 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Anekal 22 km

Villages closest to Bhovi Palya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anekal 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 Bhovi Palya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhovi Palya village had a population of 4,379. That makes it the 17th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Bhovi Palya village has 2,489 males and 1,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhovi Palya has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhovi Palya is 560099. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhovi Palya covers 174.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhovi Palya falls under Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhovi Palya is Kudlu Gate, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhovi Palya.

Bhovi Palya is about 9.7 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhovi Palya is in Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district. Kudlu Gate is about under 2 km away. Electronic City Phase I is about 5.4 km away. Bangalore is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balagaranahalli (3.1 km), Krishnasagara (3.1 km) and Laxmi Sagara (3.1 km).

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

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