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About Balepuni Village

Balepuni is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,619, made up of 2,868 males and 2,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balepuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balepuni village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574153
Area (hectares) 741.58 hectares
Population 5,619
Male Population 2,868
Female Population 2,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balepuni compares

By the 2011 count Balepuni is the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 741.58 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Balepuni

Balepuni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balepuni as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balepuni from other places

Balepuni lies about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 8.9 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 Balepuni
Nearest railway station Kalladaka 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 12 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 12 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 27 km

Villages closest to Balepuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balepuni village had a population of 5,619. That makes it the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Balepuni village has 2,868 males and 2,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balepuni has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Balepuni is 574153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balepuni covers 741.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balepuni falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balepuni is Kalladaka, about 8.9 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 village for Balepuni.

Balepuni is about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balepuni is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about 8.9 km away. Bantval is about 12 km away. Bantvāl is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ira (2.5 km), Salethur (2.5 km) and Kolnadu (3.5 km).

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

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