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About Bannur Village

Bannur is a mid sized village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 582 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574203
Area (hectares) 249.56 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 582
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bannur compares

By the 2011 count Bannur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 249.56 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bannur

Bannur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 7.2 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur, about 1.8 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
Nearest railway station Kabaka Puttur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 2.8 km
Nearest town Puttūr 2.8 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 7.2 km

Villages closest to Bannur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puttur 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 1,155. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Bannur village has 582 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bannur is 574203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannur covers 249.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bannur falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannur is Kabaka Puttur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 7.2 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannur is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kabaka Puttur is about 1.8 km away. Puttur is about 2.8 km away. Puttūr is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodimbady (2.7 km), Shanthigodu (3.9 km) and Bellipadi (3.9 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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