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About Banjenahalli Village

Banjenahalli is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 529 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 516.16 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 529
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banjenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Banjenahalli is the 81st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 516.16 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Banjenahalli

Banjenahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banjenahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Banjenahalli from other places

Banjenahalli lies about 35 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ballekere, about 3.9 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 Banjenahalli
Nearest railway station Ballekere 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 9.6 km
Nearest town Kadūr 9.6 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 35 km

Villages closest to Banjenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjenahalli village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 81st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Banjenahalli village has 529 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjenahalli has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Banjenahalli is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjenahalli covers 516.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjenahalli falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banjenahalli is Ballekere, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Banjenahalli.

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

Banjenahalli is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ballekere is about 3.9 km away. Kadur is about 9.6 km away. Kadūr is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devarahalli (2.0 km), Devarahalli Kaval (2.0 km) and Cheelanahalli (2.2 km).

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

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