About Santhebennur Village

Santhebennur is one of the larger villages in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,239, made up of 5,163 males and 5,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1474.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhebennur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhebennur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577552
Area (hectares)	1474.53 hectares
Population	10,239
Male Population	5,163
Female Population	5,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhebennur compares

By the 2011 count Santhebennur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 1474.53 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Santhebennur

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

Santhebennur lies about 34 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 13 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 Santhebennur
Nearest railway station	Sasalu	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	18 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	34 km

Villages closest to Santhebennur

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 Santhebennur

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhebennur village had a population of 10,239. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Santhebennur village has 5,163 males and 5,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhebennur has about 983 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 Santhebennur is 577552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhebennur covers 1474.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santhebennur falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Santhebennur is Sasalu, about 13 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 Santhebennur.

Santhebennur is about 34 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhebennur is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Sasalu is about 13 km away. Channagiri is about 18 km away. Davanagere is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.