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About Bommakkanahalli Village

Bommakkanahalli is a mid sized village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 435 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommakkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommakkanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Molakalmuru
Pincode 577540
Area (hectares) 425.37 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 435
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommakkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bommakkanahalli is the 48th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 425.37 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 954.

Getting to Bommakkanahalli

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

Bommakkanahalli lies about 20 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 15 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 Bommakkanahalli
Nearest railway station Balenahalli 15 km
Nearest town Challakere 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Molakalmuru 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 20 km

Villages closest to Bommakkanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommakkanahalli village had a population of 832. That makes it the 48th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Bommakkanahalli village has 435 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommakkanahalli has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bommakkanahalli is 577540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommakkanahalli covers 425.37 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.

Bommakkanahalli falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bommakkanahalli is Balenahalli, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Bommakkanahalli.

Bommakkanahalli is about 20 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommakkanahalli is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 15 km away. Challakere is about 16 km away. Molakalmuru is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkerahalli (17 km), Adavimallapura (17 km) and Sulenahalli (18 km).

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

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