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About Balenahalli Village

Balenahalli is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 156 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577533
Area (hectares) 165.74 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 156
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Balenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Balenahalli is the 163rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 165.74 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 957.

Getting to Balenahalli

Balenahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balenahalli 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 Balenahalli from other places

Balenahalli lies about 26 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, 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 Balenahalli
Nearest railway station Amritapura 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 23 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 23 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 26 km

Villages closest to Balenahalli

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 Balenahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Balenahalli village had a population of 297. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Balenahalli village has 156 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balenahalli has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Balenahalli is 577533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balenahalli covers 165.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balenahalli falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balenahalli is Amritapura, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balenahalli.

Balenahalli is about 26 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balenahalli is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Amritapura is about 20 km away. Hosdurga is about 23 km away. Hosadurga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakikere (2.1 km), Jogihalli (4.5 km) and Doddakittadahalli (5.5 km).

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

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