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About Bannikuppe Village

Bannikuppe is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 708 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannikuppe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannikuppe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562112
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 708
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bannikuppe compares

By the 2011 count Bannikuppe is the 63rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bannikuppe

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

Bannikuppe lies about 15 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Ketohalli, about 17 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 Bannikuppe
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 8.5 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 15 km
Nearest railway station Ketohalli 17 km

Villages closest to Bannikuppe

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 Bannikuppe

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannikuppe village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Bannikuppe village has 708 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannikuppe has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bannikuppe is 562112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannikuppe covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bannikuppe falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bannikuppe is Ketohalli, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Bannikuppe.

Bannikuppe is about 15 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannikuppe is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 8.5 km away. Ramanagara is about 15 km away. Ketohalli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandiganahalli (under 2 km), Ramapura (1.7 km) and Rampura Gatthalkere Kaval (1.7 km).

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

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