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About Banahalli Village

Banahalli is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 514 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563114
Area (hectares) 264.27 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 514
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banahalli compares

By the 2011 count Banahalli is the 59th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 264.27 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 978.

Getting to Banahalli

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

Banahalli lies about 24 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Varadapura, about 4.2 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 Banahalli
Nearest railway station Varadapura 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 8.3 km
District headquarters Kolar 24 km

Villages closest to Banahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahalli village had a population of 981. That makes it the 59th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Banahalli village has 514 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahalli has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Banahalli is 563114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahalli covers 264.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banahalli falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banahalli is Varadapura, about 4.2 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 Banahalli.

Banahalli is about 24 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahalli is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Varadapura is about 4.2 km away. Bangarapet is about 8.3 km away. Kolar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandodi Thimmanahalli (under 2 km), Lakkinayakanahalli (under 2 km) and Alambadi (under 2 km).

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

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