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About Bhankuli Village

Bhankuli is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 183 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhankuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankuli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 502.89 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 183
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhankuli compares

By the 2011 count Bhankuli is the 85th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 502.89 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Bhankuli

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

How far is Bhankuli from other places

Bhankuli lies about 47 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 16 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 Bhankuli
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 16 km
Nearest town Sāgar 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 47 km

Villages closest to Bhankuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankuli village had a population of 383. That makes it the 85th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Bhankuli village has 183 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankuli has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Bhankuli is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhankuli covers 502.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhankuli falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhankuli is Talaguppa, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Bhankuli.

Bhankuli is about 47 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankuli is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 5.0 km away. Talaguppa is about 16 km away. Sāgar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tyarshi (under 2 km), Bedkani (under 2 km) and Maghegar (2.1 km).

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

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