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About Bananakere Village

Bananakere is a small village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 236 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bananakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bananakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573131
Area (hectares) 173.63 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 236
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bananakere compares

By the 2011 count Bananakere is the 198th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 173.63 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Bananakere

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

How far is Bananakere from other places

Bananakere lies about 43 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hirisave, about 9.2 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 Bananakere
Nearest railway station Hirisave 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 14 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 43 km

Villages closest to Bananakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bananakere village had a population of 461. That makes it the 198th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Bananakere village has 236 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bananakere has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Bananakere is 573131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bananakere covers 173.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bananakere falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bananakere is Hirisave, about 9.2 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 village for Bananakere.

Bananakere is about 43 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bananakere is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Hirisave is about 9.2 km away. Channarayapatna is about 14 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hebbalalu (under 2 km), Karekere (1.7 km) and Baddikere (2.3 km).

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

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