About Bannikal Village

Bannikal is a large village in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,843, made up of 1,956 males and 1,887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2283.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannikal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hagaribommanahalli
Pincode	583128
Area (hectares)	2283.88 hectares
Population	3,843
Male Population	1,956
Female Population	1,887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannikal compares

By the 2011 count Bannikal is the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents. Its 2283.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bannikal

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

Bannikal lies about 93 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Hagari Bommanahalli, 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 Bannikal
Nearest town	Hadagalli	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hagaribommanahalli	15 km
Nearest railway station	Hagari Bommanahalli	16 km
District headquarters	Bellary	93 km

Villages closest to Bannikal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannikal village had a population of 3,843. That makes it the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents.

Bannikal village has 1,956 males and 1,887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannikal has about 965 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Bannikal is 583128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannikal covers 2283.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bannikal falls under Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannikal is Hagari Bommanahalli, 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 Bannikal.

Bannikal is about 93 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannikal is in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 15 km away. Hagaribommanahalli is about 15 km away. Hagari Bommanahalli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.