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About Banukuppe Village

Banukuppe is a mid sized village in Hole Narsipur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 485 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banukuppe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banukuppe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Hole Narsipur
Pincode 573211
Area (hectares) 493.68 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 485
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Banukuppe compares

By the 2011 count Banukuppe is the 46th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 493.68 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 981.

Getting to Banukuppe

Banukuppe is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banukuppe 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 Banukuppe from other places

Banukuppe lies about 21 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Samudhravalli, about 8.2 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 Banukuppe
Nearest railway station Samudhravalli 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hole Narsipur 13 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 13 km
District headquarters Hassan 21 km

Villages closest to Banukuppe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hole Narsipur 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 Banukuppe

As per the Census of India 2011, Banukuppe village had a population of 987. That makes it the 46th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Banukuppe village has 485 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banukuppe has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Banukuppe is 573211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banukuppe covers 493.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banukuppe falls under Hole Narsipur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banukuppe is Samudhravalli, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banukuppe.

Banukuppe is about 21 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banukuppe is in Hole Narsipur tehsil of Hassan district. Samudhravalli is about 8.2 km away. Hole Narsipur is about 13 km away. Holenarasipura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pillenahalli (under 2 km), Gavisomanahalli (1.8 km) and Chandapura (2.2 km).

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

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