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About Budihalu Village

Budihalu is a mid sized village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 823 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budihalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budihalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577530
Area (hectares) 335.59 hectares
Population 1,650
Male Population 823
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budihalu compares

By the 2011 count Budihalu is the 32nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 335.59 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Budihalu

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

Budihalu lies about 26 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bennihalli, about 19 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 Budihalu
Nearest railway station Bennihalli 19 km
Nearest town Harpanahalli 23 km
District headquarters Davanagere 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 35 km

Villages closest to Budihalu

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 Budihalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Budihalu village had a population of 1,650. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Budihalu village has 823 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budihalu has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Budihalu is 577530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budihalu covers 335.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budihalu falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Budihalu is Bennihalli, about 19 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 Budihalu.

Budihalu is about 26 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budihalu is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Bennihalli is about 19 km away. Harpanahalli is about 23 km away. Davanagere is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahajenahalli (21 km), Bakkapura (25 km) and Mudalabasapura (25 km).

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

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