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About Benakanalli Village

Benakanalli is a mid sized village in Bidar tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 781 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benakanalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benakanalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bidar
Pincode 585402
Area (hectares) 485.13 hectares
Population 1,520
Male Population 781
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Benakanalli compares

By the 2011 count Benakanalli is the 65th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 485.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Benakanalli

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

How far is Benakanalli from other places

Benakanalli lies about 8.2 km from Bidar. 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 Benakanalli
Nearest railway station Bidar 8.2 km

Villages closest to Benakanalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benakanalli village had a population of 1,520. That makes it the 65th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Benakanalli village has 781 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benakanalli has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Benakanalli is 585402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benakanalli covers 485.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benakanalli falls under Bidar tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benakanalli is Bidar, about 8.2 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 village for Benakanalli.

Benakanalli is about 8.2 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benakanalli is in Bidar tehsil of Bidar district. Bidar is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanalli (1.7 km), Fathepur (3.1 km) and Markhal (3.2 km).

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

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