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About Bendigeri Village

Bendigeri is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 30 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bendigeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bendigeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581347
Area (hectares) 553.51 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 30
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bendigeri compares

By the 2011 count Bendigeri is the 114th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 553.51 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bendigeri

Bendigeri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bendigeri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bendigeri from other places

Bendigeri lies about 45 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 47 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 Bendigeri
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 18 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 18 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 45 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 47 km

Villages closest to Bendigeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bendigeri village had a population of 56. That makes it the 114th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bendigeri village has 30 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bendigeri has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bendigeri is 581347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bendigeri covers 553.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bendigeri falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bendigeri is Ambewadi, about 47 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 <5 km distance for Bendigeri.

Bendigeri is about 45 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bendigeri is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 18 km away. Yellāpur is about 18 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankasalli (3.1 km), Bilki (3.3 km) and Kerehosalli (4.1 km).

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

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