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About Belagere Kaval Village

Belagere Kaval is a small village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 57 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1037.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belagere Kaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belagere Kaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577522
Area (hectares) 1037.45 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 57
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belagere Kaval compares

By the 2011 count Belagere Kaval is the 169th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1037.45 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Belagere Kaval

Belagere Kaval is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belagere Kaval as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Belagere Kaval from other places

Belagere Kaval lies about 39 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 19 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 Belagere Kaval
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 21 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 39 km

Villages closest to Belagere Kaval

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Challakere 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 Belagere Kaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Belagere Kaval village had a population of 105. That makes it the 169th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Belagere Kaval village has 57 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belagere Kaval has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Belagere Kaval is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belagere Kaval covers 1037.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belagere Kaval falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belagere Kaval is Somaguddu, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belagere Kaval.

Belagere Kaval is about 39 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belagere Kaval is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Somaguddu is about 19 km away. Challakere is about 21 km away. Chitradurga is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belagere (under 2 km), Torebeeranahalli (3.1 km) and Yalagatta (3.5 km).

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

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