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About Banasihalli Village

Banasihalli is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 639 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banasihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banasihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 293.68 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 639
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banasihalli compares

By the 2011 count Banasihalli is the 55th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 293.68 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Banasihalli

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

Banasihalli lies about 37 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 17 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 Banasihalli
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 12 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 12 km
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 17 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 37 km

Villages closest to Banasihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banasihalli village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 55th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Banasihalli village has 639 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banasihalli has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Banasihalli is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banasihalli covers 293.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banasihalli falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banasihalli is Arabaghatta, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Banasihalli.

Banasihalli is about 37 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banasihalli is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 12 km away. Hosadurga is about 12 km away. Arabaghatta is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bylahalli (1.5 km), Doddagatta (1.6 km) and Thanigekal (1.8 km).

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

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