About Ballavara Village

Ballavara is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 431 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballavara village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Tarikere
Pincode	577228
Area (hectares)	702.14 hectares
Population	838
Male Population	431
Female Population	407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballavara compares

By the 2011 count Ballavara is the 68th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 702.14 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ballavara

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

Ballavara lies about 28 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about 16 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 Ballavara
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	16 km
Nearest railway station	Tarikere Junction	16 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	28 km

Villages closest to Ballavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballavara village had a population of 838. That makes it the 68th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Ballavara village has 431 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballavara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ballavara is 577228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballavara covers 702.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ballavara falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ballavara is Tarikere Junction, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Ballavara.

Ballavara is about 28 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballavara is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere is about 16 km away. Tarikere Junction is about 16 km away. Chikmagalur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.