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About Bannikoppa Village

Bannikoppa is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 416 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 269.96 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 416
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Bannikoppa is the 61st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 269.96 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bannikoppa

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

How far is Bannikoppa from other places

Bannikoppa lies about 31 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, about 16 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 Bannikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Gudageri 16 km
District headquarters Haveri 31 km

Villages closest to Bannikoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannikoppa village had a population of 792. That makes it the 61st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Bannikoppa village has 416 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannikoppa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Bannikoppa is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannikoppa covers 269.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bannikoppa falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannikoppa is Gudageri, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Bannikoppa.

Bannikoppa is about 31 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannikoppa is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 4.7 km away. Gudageri is about 16 km away. Haveri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannur (under 2 km), Hiremallur (2.0 km) and Ganjigatti (2.2 km).

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

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