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About Benkana Gondi Village

Benkana Gondi is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 273 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benkana Gondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benkana Gondi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572220
Area (hectares) 123.69 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 273
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Benkana Gondi compares

By the 2011 count Benkana Gondi is the 168th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 123.69 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Benkana Gondi

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

Benkana Gondi lies about 32 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, 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 Benkana Gondi
Nearest railway station Nittur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 16 km
Nearest town Kunigal 27 km
District headquarters Tumkur 32 km

Villages closest to Benkana Gondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gubbi 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 Benkana Gondi

As per the Census of India 2011, Benkana Gondi village had a population of 527. That makes it the 168th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Benkana Gondi village has 273 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benkana Gondi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Benkana Gondi is 572220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benkana Gondi covers 123.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benkana Gondi falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benkana Gondi is Nittur, 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 Benkana Gondi.

Benkana Gondi is about 32 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benkana Gondi is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 12 km away. Gubbi is about 16 km away. Kunigal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melekallahalli (under 2 km), Vadavana Ghatta (1.8 km) and Bittagondanahalli (2.4 km).

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

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