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About Belur Village

Belur is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 599 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 798.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585421
Area (hectares) 798.06 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 599
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belur compares

By the 2011 count Belur is the 83rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 798.06 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Belur

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

How far is Belur from other places

Belur lies about 21 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur Junction, about 20 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 Belur
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 19 km
Nearest railway station Khanapur Junction 20 km
District headquarters Bidar 21 km

Villages closest to Belur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belur village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Belur village has 599 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Belur is 585421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belur covers 798.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belur falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belur is Khanapur Junction, about 20 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 village for Belur.

Belur is about 21 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belur is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 19 km away. Khanapur Junction is about 20 km away. Bidar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alur (under 2 km), Pashapur (3.8 km) and Kaudgaon (4.3 km).

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

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