About Ballekere Village

Ballekere is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 379 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballekere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hosdurga
Pincode	577554
Area (hectares)	465.56 hectares
Population	753
Male Population	379
Female Population	374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballekere compares

By the 2011 count Ballekere is the 96th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 465.56 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ballekere

Ballekere is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ballekere as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ballekere from other places

Ballekere lies about 53 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 4.7 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 Ballekere
Nearest railway station	Hosadurga Road	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosdurga	16 km
Nearest town	Hosadurga	16 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	53 km

Villages closest to Ballekere

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.

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Common questions about Ballekere

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballekere village had a population of 753. That makes it the 96th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Ballekere village has 379 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballekere has about 987 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 Ballekere is 577554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballekere covers 465.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ballekere falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ballekere is Hosadurga Road, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ballekere.

Ballekere is about 53 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballekere is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosadurga Road is about 4.7 km away. Hosdurga is about 16 km away. Hosadurga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.