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About Bannikodu Village

Bannikodu is a large village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,711, made up of 2,443 males and 2,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1003.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannikodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannikodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577516
Area (hectares) 1003.83 hectares
Population 4,711
Male Population 2,443
Female Population 2,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannikodu compares

By the 2011 count Bannikodu is the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 1003.83 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bannikodu

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

Bannikodu lies about 13 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Amaravathi Colony Junction, about 7.8 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 Bannikodu
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Amaravathi Colony Junction 7.8 km
District headquarters Davanagere 13 km

Villages closest to Bannikodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannikodu village had a population of 4,711. That makes it the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Bannikodu village has 2,443 males and 2,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannikodu has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bannikodu is 577516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannikodu covers 1003.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bannikodu falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannikodu is Amaravathi Colony Junction, about 7.8 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 Bannikodu.

Bannikodu is about 13 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannikodu is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 7.8 km away. Amaravathi Colony Junction is about 7.8 km away. Davanagere is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bevinahalli (1.7 km), Salaganahalli (1.9 km) and Shamshipura (2.2 km).

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

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