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About Benakanahalli Village

Benakanahalli is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 241 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benakanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benakanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572133
Area (hectares) 288.62 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 241
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Benakanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Benakanahalli is the 153rd largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 288.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Benakanahalli

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

Benakanahalli lies about 58 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 30 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 Benakanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 22 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 30 km
District headquarters Tumkur 58 km

Villages closest to Benakanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benakanahalli village had a population of 481. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Benakanahalli village has 241 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benakanahalli has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Benakanahalli is 572133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benakanahalli covers 288.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benakanahalli falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benakanahalli is Pavagada, about 30 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 Benakanahalli.

Benakanahalli is about 58 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benakanahalli is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 22 km away. Pavagada is about 30 km away. Tumkur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sattigenahalli (under 2 km), Medigeshi (2.5 km) and Nallekamanahalli (2.9 km).

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

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