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About Bennigere Village

Bennigere is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 619 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bennigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bennigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 365.83 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 619
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bennigere compares

By the 2011 count Bennigere is the 35th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 365.83 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bennigere

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

Bennigere lies about 78 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 28 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 Bennigere
Nearest town Hāngal 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 28 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 78 km

Villages closest to Bennigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bennigere village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 35th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Bennigere village has 619 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bennigere has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bennigere is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bennigere covers 365.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bennigere falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bennigere is Byadgi, about 28 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 Bennigere.

Bennigere is about 78 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bennigere is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 26 km away. Sorab is about 28 km away. Byadgi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koppadahalu (under 2 km), Jogihalli (1.9 km) and Bharangi (2.3 km).

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

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