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About Bankahalli Village

Bankahalli is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 592 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571315
Area (hectares) 355.26 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 592
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bankahalli is the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 355.26 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bankahalli

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

Bankahalli lies about 49 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 35 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 Bankahalli
Nearest town Gundlupēt 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 35 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 35 km
District headquarters Mysore 49 km

Villages closest to Bankahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankahalli village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Bankahalli village has 592 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankahalli has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bankahalli is 571315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankahalli covers 355.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankahalli falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bankahalli is Nanjangud Town, about 35 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 Bankahalli.

Bankahalli is about 49 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankahalli is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Gundlupēt is about 26 km away. Nanjangud is about 35 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hediyala (6.5 km), Naganapura (7.2 km) and Hosaveedu (9.1 km).

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

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