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About Benandoor Village

Benandoor is a small village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 173 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benandoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benandoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Bhatkal
Pincode 581320
Area (hectares) 259.51 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 173
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benandoor compares

By the 2011 count Benandoor is the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 259.51 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Benandoor

Benandoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Benandoor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bastigalmigte, Behalli, Belalkhanda and Belke. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Benandoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Benandoor village had a population of 332. That makes it the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Benandoor village has 173 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benandoor has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Benandoor is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benandoor covers 259.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benandoor falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Benandoor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Benandoor.

Benandoor is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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