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About Bellairu Village

Bellairu is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,141, made up of 1,068 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bellairu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bellairu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574154
Area (hectares) 293.65 hectares
Population 2,141
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bellairu compares

By the 2011 count Bellairu is the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 293.65 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Bellairu

Bellairu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bellairu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bellairu from other places

Bellairu lies about 54 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mulki, about under 2 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 Bellairu
Nearest railway station Mulki under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 17 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 17 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 54 km

Villages closest to Bellairu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bellairu village had a population of 2,141. That makes it the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Bellairu village has 1,068 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bellairu has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Bellairu is 574154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bellairu covers 293.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bellairu falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bellairu is Mulki, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bellairu.

Bellairu is about 54 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bellairu is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mulki is about under 2 km away. Mangalore is about 17 km away. Mangaluru is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haleangady (1.9 km), Sasihithlu (2.5 km) and Kilpady (2.7 km).

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

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