About Benakanakere Village

Benakanakere is a large village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,681, made up of 1,311 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1302.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benakanakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benakanakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Turuvekere
Pincode	572227
Area (hectares)	1302.02 hectares
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,311
Female Population	1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benakanakere compares

By the 2011 count Benakanakere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 1302.02 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Benakanakere

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

Benakanakere lies about 62 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Hirisave, about 11 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 Benakanakere
Nearest railway station	Hirisave	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Turuvekere	16 km
Nearest town	Channarāyapatna	30 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	62 km

Villages closest to Benakanakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benakanakere village had a population of 2,681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Benakanakere village has 1,311 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benakanakere has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Benakanakere is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benakanakere covers 1302.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benakanakere falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benakanakere is Hirisave, about 11 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 Benakanakere.

Benakanakere is about 62 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benakanakere is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Hirisave is about 11 km away. Turuvekere is about 16 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.