Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural
# Bankenahalli

Bankenahalli is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 561203. The 2011 Census counted 281 people in 65 households, the 207th largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.
- 281 people (2011)
- 65 households
- 71.3% literacy
- 561203 PIN code

## Bankenahalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bankenahalli is 561203. Bankenahalli falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 561203
- Gram panchayat Hosahalli
- Community development block Dod Ballapur
- Census village code 624963

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bankenahalli from nearby towns?
- Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Dod Ballapur (nearest town) 27 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bankenahalli?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bankenahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kantanakunte
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R27674
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · =R27674
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bankenahalli known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 85% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bankenahalli

Of every 100 households in Bankenahalli in 2011, 87 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankenahalli · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 94%
- Toilet within the home 39% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 30%
- Tap water 83% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 76%
- Use banking services 36% 45%
- Television 32% 58%
- Mobile phone 67% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 23% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 16% 17%
- Own their home 96% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bankenahalli?

■ Bankenahalli · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 74.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1857 959
- Working population 62.3% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 65 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (6%) · ■ Other work 30 (17%) · ■ Marginal 69 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dod Ballapur
- Sulikunte 292 people
- Honnadevipura 289 people
- Sriramanahalli 286 people
- Mallegowdanahalli 283 people
- Lingapura 276 people
- Jodi Karapura 270 people
- Doddavadagere 258 people
- Kangalapura 255 people

All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur

## Other places named Bankenahalli
- Bankenahalli · Village, Mudigere, Chikmagalur · 643 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bankenahalli? 561203
- How far is Bankenahalli from Bangalore Rural? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Bankenahalli? 281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankenahalli in? Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bankenahalli? 71.3% (Census 2011)

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