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About Banavasi Village

Banavasi is one of the larger villages in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,783, made up of 3,423 males and 3,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banavasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banavasi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 740.27 hectares
Population 6,783
Male Population 3,423
Female Population 3,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banavasi compares

By the 2011 count Banavasi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 740.27 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Banavasi

Banavasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banavasi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Banavasi from other places

Banavasi lies about 51 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 36 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 Banavasi
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 21 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 36 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 51 km

Villages closest to Banavasi

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.

Common questions about Banavasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Banavasi village had a population of 6,783. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Banavasi village has 3,423 males and 3,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banavasi has about 982 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 Banavasi is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banavasi covers 740.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Banavasi is Kanale, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banavasi.

Banavasi is about 51 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banavasi is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 21 km away. Kanale is about 36 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajjarni (under 2 km), Madralli (2.9 km) and Kantraji (3.0 km).

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

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