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About Katebennuru Village

Katebennuru is a large village in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,799, made up of 2,427 males and 2,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2033.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katebennuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katebennuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hadagalli
Pincode 583120
Area (hectares) 2033.28 hectares
Population 4,799
Male Population 2,427
Female Population 2,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katebennuru compares

By the 2011 count Katebennuru is the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 2033.28 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Katebennuru

Katebennuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katebennuru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katebennuru from other places

Katebennuru lies about 129 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Harapanahalli, about 29 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 Katebennuru
Tehsil headquarters Hadagalli 23 km
Nearest railway station Harapanahalli 29 km
District headquarters Bellary 129 km

Villages closest to Katebennuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katebennuru village had a population of 4,799. That makes it the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Katebennuru village has 2,427 males and 2,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katebennuru has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Katebennuru is 583120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katebennuru covers 2033.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katebennuru falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katebennuru is Harapanahalli, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Katebennuru.

Katebennuru is about 129 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katebennuru is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 23 km away. Harapanahalli is about 29 km away. Bellary is about 129 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veerapura (4.0 km), Makarabbi (4.1 km) and Kotihal (4.5 km).

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

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