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About Banahalli Village

Banahalli is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,726, made up of 890 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, 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 Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 572.79 hectares
Population 1,726
Male Population 890
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banahalli compares

By the 2011 count Banahalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 572.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 966.

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 <5 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 Banahalli from other places

Banahalli lies about 19 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Tyakal, about 2.3 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 Tyakal 2.3 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 17 km
District headquarters Kolar 19 km

Villages closest to Banahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malur 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 1,726. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Banahalli village has 890 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahalli has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Banahalli is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahalli covers 572.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banahalli falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Banahalli is Tyakal, about 2.3 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 km distance for Banahalli.

Banahalli is about 19 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 Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Tyakal is about 2.3 km away. Bangarapet is about 10 km away. Malur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekal (under 2 km), Makarahalli (2.1 km) and Manchakal (2.3 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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