About Bale Village

Bale is a mid sized village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 462 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1671.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bale village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Narasimharajapura
Pincode	577134
Area (hectares)	1671.71 hectares
Population	947
Male Population	462
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,050
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bale compares

By the 2011 count Bale is the 20th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 1671.71 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Bale

Bale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bale 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 Bale from other places

Bale lies about 48 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 50 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 Bale
Tehsil headquarters	Narasimharajapura	25 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	31 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	48 km
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	50 km

Villages closest to Bale

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

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Common questions about Bale

As per the Census of India 2011, Bale village had a population of 947. That makes it the 20th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Bale village has 462 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bale has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Bale is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bale covers 1671.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bale falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bale is Chikkamagaluru, about 50 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 Bale.

Bale is about 48 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bale is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 25 km away. Someshwar is about 31 km away. Chikmagalur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.