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About Balepura Village

Balepura is a mid sized village in Devanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 667 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balepura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balepura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Devanahalli
Pincode 562129
Area (hectares) 176.54 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 667
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balepura compares

By the 2011 count Balepura is the 29th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 176.54 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Balepura

Balepura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balepura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balepura from other places

Balepura lies about 23 km from Bangalore Rural. 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 Balepura
Tehsil headquarters Devanahalli 8.9 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 23 km

Villages closest to Balepura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balepura village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 29th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Balepura village has 667 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balepura has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Balepura is 562129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balepura covers 176.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balepura falls under Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The census record for Balepura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balepura.

Balepura is about 23 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balepura is in Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Devanahalli is about 8.9 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallepura (under 2 km), Nallappanahalli (under 2 km) and Bidalapura (under 2 km).

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

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