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About Bannur Village

Bannur is a mid sized village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,540, made up of 802 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2637.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591222
Area (hectares) 2637.87 hectares
Population 1,540
Male Population 802
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannur compares

By the 2011 count Bannur is the 54th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 2637.87 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bannur

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

Bannur lies about 81 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 28 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 Bannur
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 13 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 13 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 28 km
District headquarters Belgaum 81 km

Villages closest to Bannur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannur village had a population of 1,540. That makes it the 54th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Bannur village has 802 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bannur is 591222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannur covers 2637.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bannur falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannur is Kajjidoni, about 28 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 Bannur.

Bannur is about 81 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannur is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 13 km away. Rāmdurg is about 13 km away. Kajjidoni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudagumnal (2.7 km), Kadampur (3.7 km) and Narasapur (4.1 km).

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

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