Ranibennur Taluka - Haveri District, Karnataka

Ranibennur is an administrative taluka in the Haveri district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ranibennur is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Ranibennur, while the nearest airport is Hubli Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 79.3 km.

The total area of the taluka is 901 km², including 853.38 km² rural area and 47.62 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 949 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Ranibennur Taluka

Ranibennur Taluka has a total of 109 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AiraniRuralIrani
2AladakattiRuralAntaravalli
3AnkasapurRuralBelur
4AntaravalliRuralAntaravalli
5AremallapurRuralAremallapura
6AsundiRuralAsundi
7BadabasapurRuralMalanayakanahalli
8BelurRuralBelur
9BenakanakondRuralBenakanakonda
10BevinahalliRuralGudagur
11BillahalliRuralBiillalli
12ChalageriRuralChalageri
13ChandapurRuralChikkakuravatti
14Channapur TandaRuralGudagur
15Chikka AralahalliRuralChikkakuravatti
16Chikka KuravattiRuralChikkakuravatti
17ChikkamaganurRuralKuppelur
18Choudayya DanapurRuralChikkakuravatti
19Danoagihalli (Dandigihalli)RuralBiillalli
20DevagondanakattiRuralKamadod
21FattepurRuralMalanayakanahalli
22GangapurRuralGudagur
23GodihalRuralNittur
24GudagurRuralGudagur
25GuddadabevinahalliRuralHediyal
26GuddadahosahalliRuralSunakalbidari
27GuddadanveriRuralGuddadanveri
28GuddaguddapurRuralGuudaguddapura
29HaligeriRuralHalageri
30HanumanahalliRuralMudenur
31HanumapurRuralHanumapura
32HaranagiriRuralHaranagiri
33HarogoppaRuralBiillalli
34HediyalRuralHediyal
35HeeladahalliRuralBelur
36HirebidariRuralHirebidari
37HiremaganurRuralKuppelur
38HoleanveriRuralLingadahalli
39HonnattiRuralHonnatti
40HulihalliRuralAsundi
41HulikattiRuralNadiharalahalli
42HullattiRuralY.T.Honnathi
43HunashikattiRuralKamadod
44ItagiRuralItagi
45JoisaraharalahalliRuralJoisaraharalahalli
46KajjariRuralKajjari
47KakolRuralKakola
48KamadodRuralKamadod
49KarurRuralKarur
50Kawalettu (Ct)RuralKavalettu
51KerimallapurRuralHonnatti
52KhanderayanahalliRuralKarur
53Kodiyal (Ct)UrbanNot applicable
54KonanataliRuralNittur
55KonanatambigiRuralSomalapur
56KooliRuralBiillalli
57KotihalRuralLingadahalli
58KrishnapurRuralMudenur
59KudrihalRuralHaranagiri
60KunabevRuralGuddadanveri
61KuppelurRuralKuppelur
62KusagattiRuralMalanayakanahalli
63KusagurRuralBiillalli
64LaxmapurRuralBenakanakonda
65LingadalliRuralLingadahalli
66MaidurRuralGudagur
67MakanurRuralMakanur
68MalakanahalliRuralMudenur
69MalanaikanahalliRuralMalanayakanahalli
70ManakurRuralItagi
71MedleriRuralMedleri
72MenashinahalRuralMalanayakanahalli
73MudenurRuralMudenur
74MusturRuralMudenur
75NadiharalalliRuralNadiharalahalli
76NagenahalliRuralMudenur
77NalawagalRuralKodiyala
78NandihalliRuralAntaravalli
79NitapalliRuralLingadahalli
80NitturRuralNittur
81NukapurRuralY.T.Honnathi
82PadmavathipurRuralRahutanakatti
83Rahutana KattiRuralRahutanakatti
84RamapurRuralHanumapura
85SannasangapurRuralMalanayakanahalli
86SarvandaRuralUkkunda
87ShidaganahalRuralGuddadanveri
88ShrinivasapurRuralRahutanakatti
89SiddapurRuralRahutanakatti
90SiddapuraRuralRahutanakatti
91SomlapurRuralSomalapur
92SunakalbidariRuralSunakalbidari
93TaredahalliRuralChalageri
94TimmenahalliRuralMalanayakanahalli
95TirumaladevarakoppaRuralBenakanakonda
96TumminakattiRuralTumminakatti
97UdagattiRuralSomalapur
98UkkundRuralUkkunda
99VeerapurRuralUkkunda
100VenkatapurRuralKakola
101WaderayanahalliRuralNadiharalahalli
102YakalasapurRuralRahutanakatti
103YalabadigiRuralNittur
104Yallapur T.MedleriRuralSomalapur
105YattinahalliRuralHonnatti
106Yellapur T.HonnattiRuralY.T.Honnathi
107YennihosahalliRuralKarur
108YennihosalliRuralKamadod
109YerekuppiRuralUkkunda

Population of Ranibennur Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Ranibennur Taluka has a total population of 3,35,281 people, consisting of 1,72,010 males and 1,63,271 females. There are 69,178 households in the taluka with an average population density of 372 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population3,35,2812,15,5491,19,732
Male Population1,72,0101,11,08360,927
Female Population1,63,2711,04,46658,805
Total Households69,17844,32124,857
Population Density372 / km²253 / km²2,514 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,33,210 literate people and 38,834 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 45,685 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 27,898 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)38,83425,11113,723
Literate Population2,33,2101,42,27090,940
Illiterate Population1,02,07173,27928,792
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population45,68537,4898,196
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population27,89822,4775,421

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.