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About Yenkura Village

Yenkura is a large village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,881, made up of 1,456 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 952.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yenkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yenkura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585328
Area (hectares) 952.4 hectares
Population 2,881
Male Population 1,456
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yenkura compares

By the 2011 count Yenkura is the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 952.4 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Yenkura

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

Yenkura lies about 35 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kanaji, about 13 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 Yenkura
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 12 km
Nearest town Bhālki 12 km
Nearest railway station Kanaji 13 km
District headquarters Bidar 35 km

Villages closest to Yenkura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yenkura village had a population of 2,881. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Yenkura village has 1,456 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yenkura has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Yenkura is 585328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yenkura covers 952.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yenkura falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yenkura is Kanaji, about 13 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 Yenkura.

Yenkura is about 35 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yenkura is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Bhalki is about 12 km away. Bhālki is about 12 km away. Kanaji is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardapur (2.0 km), Kaplapur (3.5 km) and Khatak Chincholi (4.2 km).

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

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