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About Banahalli Village

Banahalli is a mid sized village in Chintamani tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 296 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Chintamani
Pincode 563128
Area (hectares) 63.13 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 296
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banahalli compares

By the 2011 count Banahalli is the 128th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 63.13 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Banahalli

Banahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Banahalli from other places

Banahalli lies about 30 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 8.4 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 Banahalli
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chintamani 9.7 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 30 km

Villages closest to Banahalli

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 Banahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahalli village had a population of 603. That makes it the 128th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Banahalli village has 296 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahalli has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Banahalli is 563128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahalli covers 63.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banahalli falls under Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banahalli is Hunasenahalli, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance for Banahalli.

Banahalli is about 30 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahalli is in Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Hunasenahalli is about 8.4 km away. Chintamani is about 9.7 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boyipapanahalli (under 2 km), Bynahalli (under 2 km) and Cheemarajanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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