About Ballya Village

Ballya is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,572, made up of 1,299 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2731.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballya village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574221
Area (hectares)	2731.38 hectares
Population	2,572
Male Population	1,299
Female Population	1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballya compares

By the 2011 count Ballya is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 2731.38 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ballya

Ballya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ballya from other places

Ballya lies about 22 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Yedamangala, about 6.4 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 Ballya
Nearest railway station	Yedamangala	6.4 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	25 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	25 km

Villages closest to Ballya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballya village had a population of 2,572. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Ballya village has 1,299 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballya has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ballya is 574221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballya covers 2731.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ballya falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ballya is Yedamangala, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ballya.

Ballya is about 22 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballya is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Yedamangala is about 6.4 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 22 km away. Puttur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.