About Bhanukuli Village

Bhanukuli is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 284 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2250.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanukuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanukuli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577421
Area (hectares)	2250.59 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	284
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanukuli compares

By the 2011 count Bhanukuli is the 93rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 2250.59 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Bhanukuli

Bhanukuli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanukuli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanukuli from other places

Bhanukuli lies about 83 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 19 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 Bhanukuli
Nearest railway station	Talaguppa	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	26 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	26 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	83 km

Villages closest to Bhanukuli

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

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Common questions about Bhanukuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanukuli village had a population of 543. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Bhanukuli village has 284 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanukuli has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Bhanukuli is 577421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanukuli covers 2250.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanukuli falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhanukuli is Talaguppa, about 19 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 village for Bhanukuli.

Bhanukuli is about 83 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanukuli is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 19 km away. Sagar is about 26 km away. Sāgar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.