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About Bannur Village

Bannur is a large village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,118 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1462.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577112
Area (hectares) 1462.38 hectares
Population 2,240
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannur compares

By the 2011 count Bannur is the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 1462.38 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Bannur

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

Bannur lies about 31 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 32 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 Bannur
District headquarters Chikmagalur 31 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 32 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 32 km

Villages closest to Bannur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannur village had a population of 2,240. That makes it the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Bannur village has 1,118 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Bannur is 577112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannur covers 1462.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bannur falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannur is Chikkamagaluru, about 32 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 Bannur.

Bannur 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.

Bannur is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Chikmagalur is about 31 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 31 km away. Narasimharajapura is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byrapura (6.8 km), Muduguni (7.6 km) and Megaramakki (11 km).

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

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