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About Benachakallu Village

Benachakallu is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 167 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benachakallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benachakallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572123
Area (hectares) 337.57 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 167
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
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 Benachakallu compares

By the 2011 count Benachakallu is the 167th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 337.57 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Benachakallu

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

Benachakallu lies about 56 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kunigal, about 22 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 Benachakallu
Nearest town Māgadi 20 km
Nearest railway station Kunigal 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 56 km

Villages closest to Benachakallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benachakallu village had a population of 354. That makes it the 167th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Benachakallu village has 167 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benachakallu has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Benachakallu is 572123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benachakallu covers 337.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benachakallu falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benachakallu is Kunigal, about 22 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 Benachakallu.

Benachakallu is about 56 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benachakallu is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Māgadi is about 20 km away. Kunigal is about 22 km away. Tumkur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hangarahalli (2.3 km), Hangrahalli (2.3 km) and Guddethippasandra (3.8 km).

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

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