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About Benakanahalli Village

Benakanahalli is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 329 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benakanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benakanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 53.02 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 329
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benakanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Benakanahalli is the 115th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 53.02 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Benakanahalli

Benakanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Benakanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Benakanahalli from other places

Benakanahalli lies about 38 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 18 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 Benakanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 10 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 10 km
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 18 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 38 km

Villages closest to Benakanahalli

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 Benakanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Benakanahalli village had a population of 640. That makes it the 115th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Benakanahalli village has 329 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benakanahalli has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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

Benakanahalli covers 53.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benakanahalli falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benakanahalli is Arabaghatta, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benakanahalli.

Benakanahalli is about 38 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benakanahalli is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 10 km away. Hosadurga is about 10 km away. Arabaghatta is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasipura (under 2 km), Karadikatte (2.0 km) and Bylahalli (2.1 km).

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

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