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About Bennegodlu Village

Bennegodlu is a small village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 218 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennegodlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennegodlu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562117
Area (hectares) 238.11 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 218
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennegodlu compares

By the 2011 count Bennegodlu is the 220th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 238.11 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bennegodlu

Bennegodlu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bennegodlu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bennegodlu from other places

Bennegodlu lies about 44 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Channapatna, about 43 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 Bennegodlu
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 23 km
Nearest railway station Channapatna 43 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 44 km

Villages closest to Bennegodlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennegodlu village had a population of 419. That makes it the 220th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Bennegodlu village has 218 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennegodlu has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bennegodlu is 562117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennegodlu covers 238.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bennegodlu falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennegodlu is Channapatna, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Bennegodlu.

Bennegodlu is about 44 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennegodlu is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 23 km away. Channapatna is about 43 km away. Ramanagara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haroshivanahalli (2.0 km), Hegganuru (2.6 km) and Vadakekatte (2.6 km).

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

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