About Bennihalli Village

Bennihalli is a mid sized village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 464 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennihalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591226
Area (hectares)	261.76 hectares
Population	937
Male Population	464
Female Population	473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennihalli compares

By the 2011 count Bennihalli is the 123rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 261.76 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bennihalli

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

Bennihalli lies about 57 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, 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 Bennihalli
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bagewadi	16 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	57 km

Villages closest to Bennihalli

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

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Common questions about Bennihalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennihalli village had a population of 937. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Bennihalli village has 464 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennihalli has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bennihalli is 591226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennihalli covers 261.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bennihalli falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennihalli is Bagewadi, 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 10+ km distance for Bennihalli.

Bennihalli is about 57 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennihalli is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi is about 8.8 km away. Bagewadi is about 16 km away. Belgaum is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.