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About Balenahalli Village

Balenahalli is a small village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 35 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572226
Area (hectares) 121.24 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 35
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Balenahalli is the 192nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 121.24 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 997.

Getting to Balenahalli

Balenahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balenahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balenahalli from other places

Balenahalli lies about 67 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 11 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 Balenahalli
Nearest railway station Banashankari 11 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 16 km
District headquarters Tumkur 67 km

Villages closest to Balenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balenahalli village had a population of 75. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Balenahalli village has 35 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balenahalli has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Balenahalli is 572226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balenahalli covers 121.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balenahalli falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balenahalli is Banashankari, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balenahalli.

Balenahalli is about 67 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balenahalli is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Banashankari is about 11 km away. Tiptūr is about 11 km away. Chiknayakanhalli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamanahalli (under 2 km), Kampanahalli (under 2 km) and Bydarahalli (under 2 km).

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

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