About Banavikal Village

Banavikal is a large village in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,995, made up of 2,499 males and 2,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2573.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banavikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banavikal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Kudligi
Pincode	583126
Area (hectares)	2573.41 hectares
Population	4,995
Male Population	2,499
Female Population	2,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banavikal compares

By the 2011 count Banavikal is the 12th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 2573.41 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Banavikal

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

How far is Banavikal from other places

Banavikal lies about 67 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 25 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 Banavikal
Tehsil headquarters	Kudligi	16 km
Nearest town	Kūdligi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kotturu	25 km
District headquarters	Bellary	67 km

Villages closest to Banavikal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banavikal village had a population of 4,995. That makes it the 12th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Banavikal village has 2,499 males and 2,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banavikal has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Banavikal is 583126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banavikal covers 2573.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banavikal falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banavikal is Kotturu, about 25 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 village for Banavikal.

Banavikal is about 67 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banavikal is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Kudligi is about 16 km away. Kūdligi is about 16 km away. Kotturu is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.