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About Bennihalli Village

Bennihalli is a mid sized village in Mundargi tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 634 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Mundargi
Pincode 582118
Area (hectares) 639.05 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 634
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennihalli compares

By the 2011 count Bennihalli is the 33rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 639.05 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bennihalli

Bennihalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bennihalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bennihalli from other places

Bennihalli lies about 40 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Banni Koppa, about 28 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 Bennihalli
Tehsil headquarters Mundargi 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Banni Koppa 28 km
District headquarters Gadag 40 km

Villages closest to Bennihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennihalli village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Bennihalli village has 634 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennihalli has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bennihalli is 582118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennihalli covers 639.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bennihalli falls under Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennihalli is Banni Koppa, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bennihalli.

Bennihalli is about 40 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennihalli is in Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district. Mundargi is about 4.6 km away. Banni Koppa is about 28 km away. Gadag is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maktumpur (under 2 km), Nagarahalli (1.6 km) and Ramenahalli (2.8 km).

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

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