About Bennur Village

Bennur is a large village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,350, made up of 1,159 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1625.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583229
Area (hectares)	1625.71 hectares
Population	2,350
Male Population	1,159
Female Population	1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennur compares

By the 2011 count Bennur is the 50th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1625.71 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bennur

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

Bennur lies about 66 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Siddapur, about 12 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 Bennur
Nearest railway station	Siddapur	12 km
Nearest town	Tekkalakote	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangawati	25 km
District headquarters	Koppal	66 km

Villages closest to Bennur

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

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Common questions about Bennur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennur village had a population of 2,350. That makes it the 50th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Bennur village has 1,159 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bennur is 583229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennur covers 1625.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bennur falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennur is Siddapur, about 12 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 Bennur.

Bennur is about 66 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennur is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Siddapur is about 12 km away. Tekkalakote is about 14 km away. Gangawati is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.