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About Bannur Village

Bannur is a large village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,420, made up of 1,209 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 691.52 hectares
Population 2,420
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannur compares

By the 2011 count Bannur is the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 691.52 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bannur

Bannur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bannur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bannur from other places

Bannur lies about 32 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 Bannur
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Gudageri 16 km
District headquarters Haveri 32 km

Villages closest to Bannur

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 Bannur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannur village had a population of 2,420. That makes it the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Bannur village has 1,209 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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

Bannur covers 691.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bannur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannur 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 10+ km distance for Bannur.

Bannur is about 32 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 5.5 km away. Gudageri is about 16 km away. Haveri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannikoppa (under 2 km), Kengapur (1.7 km) and Kabanur (2.2 km).

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

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