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About Benganur Village

Benganur is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 871 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benganur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563162
Area (hectares) 271.83 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 871
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benganur compares

By the 2011 count Benganur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 271.83 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Benganur

Benganur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Benganur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benganur from other places

Benganur lies about 18 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Bangarpet Junction, about 2.4 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 Benganur
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Bangarpet Junction 2.4 km
District headquarters Kolar 18 km

Villages closest to Benganur

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 Benganur

As per the Census of India 2011, Benganur village had a population of 1,741. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Benganur village has 871 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benganur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Benganur is 563162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benganur covers 271.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benganur falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benganur is Bangarpet Junction, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Benganur.

Benganur is about 18 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benganur is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Bangarapet is about 2.4 km away. Bangarpet Junction is about 2.4 km away. Kolar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soregowdanakote (under 2 km), Desihlli (under 2 km) and Neralekere (1.7 km).

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

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