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About Bankenahalli Village

Bankenahalli is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 306 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577113
Area (hectares) 385.89 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 306
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bankenahalli is the 55th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 385.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Bankenahalli

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

How far is Bankenahalli from other places

Bankenahalli lies about 31 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 30 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 Bankenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 30 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 31 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 31 km

Villages closest to Bankenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankenahalli village had a population of 643. That makes it the 55th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Bankenahalli village has 306 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankenahalli has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Bankenahalli is 577113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankenahalli covers 385.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankenahalli falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bankenahalli is Sakleshpur, about 30 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 village for Bankenahalli.

Bankenahalli is about 31 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankenahalli is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 7.8 km away. Sakleshpur is about 30 km away. Chikmagalur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalguni (under 2 km), Baggasagodu (under 2 km) and Halike (1.6 km).

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

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