About Bengre Village

Bengre is one of the larger villages in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,429, made up of 4,253 males and 4,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1304.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengre village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Bhatkal
Pincode	581354
Area (hectares)	1304.45 hectares
Population	8,429
Male Population	4,253
Female Population	4,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bengre compares

By the 2011 count Bengre is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 1304.45 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bengre

Bengre is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bengre 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bengre from other places

Bengre lies about 69 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Chitrapur, about 3.8 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 Bengre
Nearest railway station	Chitrapur	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatkal	8.8 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	69 km

Villages closest to Bengre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengre village had a population of 8,429. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Bengre village has 4,253 males and 4,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengre has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bengre is 581354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengre covers 1304.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bengre is Chitrapur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bengre is about 69 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bengre is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Chitrapur is about 3.8 km away. Bhatkal is about 8.8 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.