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About Bellare Village

Bellare is one of the larger villages in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,259, made up of 2,592 males and 2,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1071.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bellare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bellare village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Sulya
Pincode 574212
Area (hectares) 1071.38 hectares
Population 5,259
Male Population 2,592
Female Population 2,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bellare compares

By the 2011 count Bellare is the 6th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 1071.38 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bellare

Bellare is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bellare 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bellare from other places

Bellare lies about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 6.6 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 Bellare
Nearest railway station Kaniuru 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sulya 11 km
Nearest town Puttūr 21 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 24 km

Villages closest to Bellare

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bellare village had a population of 5,259. That makes it the 6th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Bellare village has 2,592 males and 2,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bellare has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bellare is 574212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bellare covers 1071.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bellare falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bellare is Kaniuru, about 6.6 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 village for Bellare.

Bellare is about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bellare is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 6.6 km away. Sulya is about 11 km away. Puttūr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peruvaje (2.3 km), Kodiyala (3.3 km) and Balila (4.6 km).

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

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