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About Bailur Village

Bailur is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,163 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2540.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 590014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bailur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bailur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 590014
Area (hectares) 2540.52 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,163
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bailur compares

By the 2011 count Bailur is the 21st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 2540.52 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bailur

Bailur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bailur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bailur from other places

Bailur lies about 20 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Desur, about 15 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 Bailur
Nearest railway station Desur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 20 km
District headquarters Belgaum 20 km
Nearest town Belagavi 20 km

Villages closest to Bailur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bailur village had a population of 2,279. That makes it the 21st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Bailur village has 1,163 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bailur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bailur is 590014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bailur covers 2540.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bailur falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bailur is Desur, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bailur.

Bailur is about 20 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bailur is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Desur is about 15 km away. Khanapur is about 20 km away. Belgaum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morab (2.1 km), Betageri (3.1 km) and Kusamalli (3.6 km).

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

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