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About Benaganahalli Village

Benaganahalli is a mid sized village in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 394 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benaganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benaganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Krishnarajanagara
Pincode 571617
Area (hectares) 227.86 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 394
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benaganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Benaganahalli is the 93rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 227.86 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Benaganahalli

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

Benaganahalli lies about 9.1 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Naganahalli, about under 2 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 Benaganahalli
Nearest railway station Naganahalli under 2 km
Nearest town Shrīrangapattana 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajanagara 9.1 km
District headquarters Mysore 9.1 km

Villages closest to Benaganahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benaganahalli village had a population of 794. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Benaganahalli village has 394 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benaganahalli has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Benaganahalli is 571617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benaganahalli covers 227.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benaganahalli falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benaganahalli is Naganahalli, about under 2 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 Benaganahalli.

Benaganahalli is about 9.1 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benaganahalli is in Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. Naganahalli is about under 2 km away. Shrīrangapattana is about 6.0 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nijaganahalli (under 2 km), Hosa Agrahara (under 2 km) and Chandagal (5.3 km).

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

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