About Bennur Village

Bennur is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 259 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Belur
Pincode	573115
Area (hectares)	217.08 hectares
Population	494
Male Population	259
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bennur compares

By the 2011 count Bennur is the 102nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 217.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1025.

Getting to Bennur

Bennur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bennur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bennur from other places

Bennur lies about 36 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 11 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 Bennur
Tehsil headquarters	Belur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Belūr	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	11 km
District headquarters	Hassan	36 km

Villages closest to Bennur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennur village had a population of 494. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Bennur village has 259 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bennur is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennur covers 217.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bennur falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennur is Chikkamagaluru, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bennur.

Bennur is about 36 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennur is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 6.9 km away. Belūr is about 6.9 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.