About Benkikere Village

Benkikere is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 849 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benkikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benkikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577215
Area (hectares)	777.56 hectares
Population	1,673
Male Population	849
Female Population	824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benkikere compares

By the 2011 count Benkikere is the 54th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 777.56 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Benkikere

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

Benkikere lies about 50 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 14 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 Benkikere
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Nulenuru	14 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	50 km

Villages closest to Benkikere

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

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Common questions about Benkikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Benkikere village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 54th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Benkikere village has 849 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benkikere has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Benkikere is 577215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benkikere covers 777.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benkikere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benkikere is Nulenuru, about 14 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 Benkikere.

Benkikere is about 50 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benkikere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 7.3 km away. Nulenuru is about 14 km away. Davanagere is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.