About Benkipura Village

Benkipura is a large village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,415, made up of 1,207 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benkipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benkipura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Hunsur
Pincode	571103
Area (hectares)	352.81 hectares
Population	2,415
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benkipura compares

By the 2011 count Benkipura is the 21st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 352.81 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Benkipura

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

Benkipura lies about 24 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sagarakatte, about 20 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 Benkipura
Tehsil headquarters	Hunsur	15 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	15 km
Nearest railway station	Sagarakatte	20 km
District headquarters	Mysore	24 km

Villages closest to Benkipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benkipura village had a population of 2,415. That makes it the 21st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Benkipura village has 1,207 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benkipura has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Benkipura is 571103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benkipura covers 352.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Benkipura falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benkipura is Sagarakatte, about 20 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 Benkipura.

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

Benkipura is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 15 km away. Hunsūr is about 15 km away. Sagarakatte is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.