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About Bavanahalli Village

Bavanahalli is a small village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 212 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bavanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bavanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572214
Area (hectares) 165.85 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 212
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Bavanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bavanahalli is the 130th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 165.85 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bavanahalli

Bavanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bavanahalli 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 Bavanahalli from other places

Bavanahalli lies about 61 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 12 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 Bavanahalli
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 12 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 30 km
District headquarters Tumkur 61 km

Villages closest to Bavanahalli

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 Bavanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bavanahalli village had a population of 430. That makes it the 130th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Bavanahalli village has 212 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bavanahalli has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bavanahalli is 572214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bavanahalli covers 165.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bavanahalli falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bavanahalli is Aralaguppe, about 12 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 Bavanahalli.

Bavanahalli is about 61 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bavanahalli is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Aralaguppe is about 12 km away. Tiptūr is about 16 km away. Chiknayakanhalli 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 Kodihalli (4.6 km), Bachihalli (6.1 km) and Mathighatta (10 km).

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

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