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About Benkanhalli Jagir Village

Benkanhalli Jagir is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,525, made up of 762 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Benkanhalli Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Benkanhalli Jagir village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585223
Area (hectares) 489.63 hectares
Population 1,525
Male Population 762
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Benkanhalli Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Benkanhalli Jagir is the 62nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 489.63 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Benkanhalli Jagir

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

Benkanhalli Jagir lies about 62 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 57 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 Jagir
Nearest town Shorāpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 57 km
District headquarters Yadgir 62 km

Villages closest to Benkanhalli Jagir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Benkanhalli Jagir village had a population of 1,525. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Benkanhalli Jagir village has 762 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Benkanhalli Jagir has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Benkanhalli Jagir is 585223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Benkanhalli Jagir covers 489.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Benkanhalli Jagir falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Benkanhalli Jagir is Thangundi, about 57 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 <5 km distance for Benkanhalli Jagir.

Benkanhalli Jagir is about 62 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Benkanhalli Jagir is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorāpur is about 17 km away. Shahpur is about 30 km away. Thangundi is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benkanhalli Khalsa (under 2 km), Kandhalli (under 2 km) and Manginhal (10 km).

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

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