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About Belalakatte Village

Belalakatte is a small village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 188 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belalakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belalakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577225
Area (hectares) 519.5 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 188
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belalakatte compares

By the 2011 count Belalakatte is the 132nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 519.5 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Belalakatte

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

Belalakatte lies about 64 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Town, about 5.3 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 Belalakatte
Nearest railway station Shimoga Town 5.3 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 29 km
District headquarters Davanagere 64 km

Villages closest to Belalakatte

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.

Common questions about Belalakatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Belalakatte village had a population of 375. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Belalakatte village has 188 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belalakatte has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Belalakatte is 577225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belalakatte covers 519.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belalakatte falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belalakatte is Shimoga Town, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance for Belalakatte.

Belalakatte is about 64 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belalakatte is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Shimoga Town is about 5.3 km away. Shivamogga is about 7.4 km away. Honnali is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundichatnahalli (2.6 km), Mussenalu (9.1 km) and Palavanahalli (14 km).

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

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