About Banavara Village

Banavara is one of the larger villages in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,689, made up of 4,368 males and 4,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banavara village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arsikere
Pincode	573112
Area (hectares)	543.74 hectares
Population	8,689
Male Population	4,368
Female Population	4,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Banavara compares

By the 2011 count Banavara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 543.74 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Banavara

Banavara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Banavara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banavara from other places

Banavara lies about 45 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 2.9 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 Banavara
Nearest railway station	Banavar	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arsikere	15 km
District headquarters	Hassan	45 km

Villages closest to Banavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banavara village had a population of 8,689. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Banavara village has 4,368 males and 4,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banavara has about 989 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Banavara is 573112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banavara covers 543.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banavara falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banavara is Banavar, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Banavara.

Banavara is about 45 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banavara is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 2.9 km away. Arsikere is about 15 km away. Hassan is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.