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About Belagur Village

Belagur is one of the larger villages in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,005, made up of 3,013 males and 2,992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1266.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577597, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belagur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belagur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577597
Area (hectares) 1266.79 hectares
Population 6,005
Male Population 3,013
Female Population 2,992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belagur compares

By the 2011 count Belagur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 1266.79 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Belagur

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

Belagur lies about 67 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Devanur, about 30 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 Belagur
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 19 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 19 km
Nearest railway station Devanur 30 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 67 km

Villages closest to Belagur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belagur village had a population of 6,005. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Belagur village has 3,013 males and 2,992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belagur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Belagur is 577597. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belagur covers 1266.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belagur falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belagur is Devanur, about 30 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 Belagur.

Belagur is about 67 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belagur is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 19 km away. Hosadurga is about 19 km away. Devanur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singenahalli (2.6 km), Mallenahalli (4.0 km) and Kabbala (4.9 km).

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

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