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About Bandakote Village

Bandakote is a small village in Chintamani tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 238 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Chintamani
Pincode 563125
Area (hectares) 187.61 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 238
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandakote compares

By the 2011 count Bandakote is the 161st largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 187.61 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bandakote

Bandakote is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandakote as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bandakote from other places

Bandakote lies about 41 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Chintamani, about 12 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 Bandakote
Nearest railway station Chintamani 12 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 41 km

Villages closest to Bandakote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandakote village had a population of 496. That makes it the 161st largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Bandakote village has 238 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandakote has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bandakote is 563125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandakote covers 187.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandakote falls under Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bandakote is Chintamani, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bandakote.

Bandakote is about 41 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandakote is in Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Chintamani is about 12 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moogalamari (1.5 km), Alapalli (2.3 km) and Balampalli (2.3 km).

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

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