About Bennikal Village

Bennikal is a large village in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,141, made up of 1,607 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2803.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennikal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hagaribommanahalli
Pincode	583216
Area (hectares)	2803.26 hectares
Population	3,141
Male Population	1,607
Female Population	1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennikal compares

By the 2011 count Bennikal is the 23rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents. Its 2803.26 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bennikal

Bennikal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bennikal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bachigondanahalli, Bannigola, Bannikal and Basarakodu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bennikal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennikal village had a population of 3,141. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents.

Bennikal village has 1,607 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennikal has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bennikal is 583216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennikal covers 2803.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bennikal falls under Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The census record for Bennikal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bennikal.

Bennikal is in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.