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About Bennagere Village

Bennagere is a small village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 146 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571121
Area (hectares) 382.46 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 146
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bennagere compares

By the 2011 count Bennagere is the 176th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 382.46 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bennagere

Bennagere 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 Bennagere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bennagere from other places

Bennagere lies about 39 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 27 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 Bennagere
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 20 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 27 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 27 km
District headquarters Mysore 39 km

Villages closest to Bennagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennagere village had a population of 286. That makes it the 176th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Bennagere village has 146 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennagere has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bennagere is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennagere covers 382.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bennagere falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennagere is Nanjangud Town, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bennagere.

Bennagere is about 39 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennagere is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 20 km away. Nanjangūd is about 27 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mullur (under 2 km), Chikkakundur (2.5 km) and Kundur (2.5 km).

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

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