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About Laila Village

Laila is one of the larger villages in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,804, made up of 3,799 males and 4,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1859.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laila village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574214
Area (hectares) 1859.38 hectares
Population 7,804
Male Population 3,799
Female Population 4,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laila compares

By the 2011 count Laila is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1859.38 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Laila

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

Laila lies about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 26 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 Laila
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 2.6 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 18 km
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 26 km
Nearest town Puttūr 28 km

Villages closest to Laila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laila village had a population of 7,804. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Laila village has 3,799 males and 4,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laila has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Laila is 574214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laila covers 1859.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laila falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Laila is Neralakatte, about 26 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 Laila.

Laila is about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laila is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 2.6 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 18 km away. Neralakatte is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melanthabettu (3.7 km), Kuvettu (4.1 km) and Ujire (4.4 km).

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

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