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About Benchincholi Village

Benchincholi is a large village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,836, made up of 1,459 males and 1,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benchincholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benchincholi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Homnabad
Pincode 585414
Area (hectares) 1237.1 hectares
Population 2,836
Male Population 1,459
Female Population 1,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benchincholi compares

By the 2011 count Benchincholi is the 29th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 1237.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Benchincholi

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

Benchincholi lies about 32 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Nandagaon, about 5.4 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 Benchincholi
Nearest railway station Nandagaon 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Homnabad 12 km
Nearest town Homnābād 12 km
District headquarters Bidar 32 km

Villages closest to Benchincholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benchincholi village had a population of 2,836. That makes it the 29th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Benchincholi village has 1,459 males and 1,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benchincholi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Benchincholi is 585414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benchincholi covers 1237.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benchincholi falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benchincholi is Nandagaon, about 5.4 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 Benchincholi.

Benchincholi is about 32 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benchincholi is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Nandagaon is about 5.4 km away. Homnabad is about 12 km away. Homnābād is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkapur (2.3 km), Madargaon (3.1 km) and Allura (3.4 km).

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

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