About Balamuri Village

Balamuri is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 406 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balamuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balamuri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Honnali
Pincode	577217
Area (hectares)	599.27 hectares
Population	796
Male Population	406
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balamuri compares

By the 2011 count Balamuri is the 95th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 599.27 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 982.

Getting to Balamuri

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

Balamuri lies about 40 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, about 30 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 Balamuri
Tehsil headquarters	Honnali	2.9 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	29 km
Nearest railway station	Konagavalli	30 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	40 km

Villages closest to Balamuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balamuri village had a population of 796. That makes it the 95th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Balamuri village has 406 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balamuri has about 961 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Balamuri is 577217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balamuri covers 599.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balamuri falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balamuri is Konagavalli, about 30 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 Balamuri.

Balamuri is about 40 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balamuri is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 2.9 km away. Shikaripura is about 29 km away. Konagavalli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.