About Bennehalli Village

Bennehalli is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 645 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennehalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Jagalur
Pincode	577528
Area (hectares)	464.41 hectares
Population	1,241
Male Population	645
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennehalli compares

By the 2011 count Bennehalli is the 43rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 464.41 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bennehalli

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

Bennehalli lies about 51 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chitradurga, about 26 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 Bennehalli
Tehsil headquarters	Jagalur	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Chitradurga	26 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	51 km

Villages closest to Bennehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennehalli village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Bennehalli village has 645 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennehalli has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Bennehalli is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennehalli covers 464.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bennehalli falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennehalli is Chitradurga, about 26 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 Bennehalli.

Bennehalli is about 51 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennehalli is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 8.8 km away. Chitradurga is about 26 km away. Davanagere is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.