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About Bannikodu Village

Bannikodu is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,130 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577219, 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 Honnali
Pincode 577219
Area (hectares) 782.26 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,130
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannikodu compares

By the 2011 count Bannikodu is the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 782.26 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 982.

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 <5 km distance. 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 20 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Amaravathi Colony Junction, 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 Bannikodu
Nearest railway station Amaravathi Colony Junction 19 km
Nearest town Harihar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 20 km
District headquarters Davanagere 20 km

Villages closest to Bannikodu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Honnali 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 2,208. That makes it the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Bannikodu village has 1,130 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannikodu has about 954 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Bannikodu is 577219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannikodu covers 782.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bannikodu falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannikodu is Amaravathi Colony Junction, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bannikodu.

Bannikodu is about 20 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 Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Amaravathi Colony Junction is about 19 km away. Harihar is about 20 km away. Honnali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yarachikkanahalli (2.0 km), Kengalahalli (2.6 km) and Kulambi (4.1 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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