About Benagi Village

Benagi is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 160 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581358, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benagi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Sirsi
Pincode	581358
Area (hectares)	372.12 hectares
Population	319
Male Population	160
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benagi compares

By the 2011 count Benagi is the 136th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 372.12 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Benagi

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

Benagi lies about 43 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 50 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 Benagi
Tehsil headquarters	Sirsi	16 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	43 km
Nearest railway station	Haveri	50 km

Villages closest to Benagi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benagi village had a population of 319. That makes it the 136th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Benagi village has 160 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benagi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Benagi is 581358. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benagi covers 372.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Benagi falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benagi is Haveri, about 50 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 Benagi.

Benagi is about 43 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benagi is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 16 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 43 km away. Haveri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.