About Benkanhalli Village

Benkanhalli is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 583 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benkanhalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benkanhalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shorapur
Pincode	585290
Area (hectares)	547.58 hectares
Population	1,152
Male Population	583
Female Population	569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Benkanhalli compares

By the 2011 count Benkanhalli is the 113th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 547.58 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Benkanhalli

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

Benkanhalli lies about 64 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 60 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 Benkanhalli
Tehsil headquarters	Shorapur	15 km
Nearest town	Shorāpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Thangundi	60 km
District headquarters	Yadgir	64 km

Villages closest to Benkanhalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benkanhalli village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 113th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Benkanhalli village has 583 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benkanhalli has about 976 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Benkanhalli is 585290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benkanhalli covers 547.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benkanhalli falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benkanhalli is Thangundi, about 60 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 village for Benkanhalli.

Benkanhalli is about 64 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benkanhalli is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 15 km away. Shorāpur is about 15 km away. Thangundi is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.