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About Benavalli Village

Benavalli is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 481 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1043.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577426
Area (hectares) 1043.23 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 481
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Benavalli compares

By the 2011 count Benavalli is the 29th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1043.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Benavalli

Benavalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Benavalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Benavalli from other places

Benavalli lies about 30 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 1.6 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 Benavalli
Nearest railway station Arasalu 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 30 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 30 km

Villages closest to Benavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benavalli village had a population of 954. That makes it the 29th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Benavalli village has 481 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benavalli has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Benavalli is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benavalli covers 1043.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benavalli falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benavalli is Arasalu, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Benavalli.

Benavalli is about 30 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benavalli is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 1.6 km away. Hosanagara is about 27 km away. Shimoga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasalu (under 2 km), Thammadikoppa (2.5 km) and Malavalli (2.7 km).

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

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