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About Bannur Village

Bannur is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 242 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573130
Area (hectares) 302.76 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 242
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bannur compares

By the 2011 count Bannur is the 123rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 302.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bannur

Bannur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bannur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bannur from other places

Bannur lies about 46 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, 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 Bannur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 20 km
Nearest town Madikeri 32 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 34 km
District headquarters Hassan 46 km

Villages closest to Bannur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannur village had a population of 517. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Bannur village has 242 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannur has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bannur is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannur covers 302.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bannur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannur is Mavinakere, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bannur.

Bannur is about 46 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 20 km away. Madikeri is about 32 km away. Mavinakere 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 Kurubara Abbur (1.7 km), Bellame (1.9 km) and Kantenahalli Kaval (2.1 km).

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

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