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About Bintala Village

Bintala is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 40 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bintala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bintala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 134.15 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 40
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bintala compares

By the 2011 count Bintala is the 222nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 134.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Bintala

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

Bintala lies about 48 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 36 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 Bintala
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 4.4 km
Nearest town Someshwar 26 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 36 km
District headquarters Shimoga 48 km

Villages closest to Bintala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bintala village had a population of 89. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Bintala village has 40 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bintala has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Bintala is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bintala covers 134.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bintala falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bintala is Arasalu, about 36 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 Bintala.

Bintala is about 48 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bintala is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 4.4 km away. Someshwar is about 26 km away. Arasalu is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Geruvalli (1.9 km), Kesturu (2.5 km) and Beluru (2.6 km).

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

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