About Bandakunte Village

Bandakunte is a large village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,035, made up of 1,052 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandakunte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Sira
Pincode	572137
Area (hectares)	696.27 hectares
Population	2,035
Male Population	1,052
Female Population	983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandakunte compares

By the 2011 count Bandakunte is the 33rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 696.27 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bandakunte

Bandakunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandakunte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bandakunte from other places

Bandakunte lies about 58 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 54 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 Bandakunte
Tehsil headquarters	Sira	8.5 km
Nearest town	Sīra	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Pavagada	54 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	58 km

Villages closest to Bandakunte

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

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Common questions about Bandakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandakunte village had a population of 2,035. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Bandakunte village has 1,052 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandakunte has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bandakunte is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandakunte covers 696.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandakunte falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bandakunte is Pavagada, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bandakunte.

Bandakunte 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.

Bandakunte is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 8.5 km away. Sīra is about 8.5 km away. Pavagada is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.