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About Bannikoppa Village

Bannikoppa is a large village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,809, made up of 1,931 males and 1,878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2152.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582112
Area (hectares) 2152.29 hectares
Population 3,809
Male Population 1,931
Female Population 1,878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Bannikoppa is the 7th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 2152.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bannikoppa

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

Bannikoppa lies about 38 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 34 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 Bannikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 21 km
Nearest town Mundargi 21 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 34 km
District headquarters Gadag 38 km

Villages closest to Bannikoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannikoppa village had a population of 3,809. That makes it the 7th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Bannikoppa village has 1,931 males and 1,878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannikoppa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bannikoppa is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannikoppa covers 2152.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bannikoppa falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannikoppa is Yalavigi, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Bannikoppa.

Bannikoppa is about 38 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannikoppa is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 21 km away. Mundargi is about 21 km away. Yalavigi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadagali (2.0 km), Bhavanur (2.4 km) and Tarikoppa (3.5 km).

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

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