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About Ballavara Village

Ballavara is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 163 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573101
Area (hectares) 206.8 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 163
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballavara compares

By the 2011 count Ballavara is the 151st largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 206.8 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Ballavara

Ballavara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ballavara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ballavara from other places

Ballavara lies about 31 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 15 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 Ballavara
Tehsil headquarters Belur 11 km
Nearest town Belūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 15 km
District headquarters Hassan 31 km

Villages closest to Ballavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballavara village had a population of 332. That makes it the 151st largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Ballavara village has 163 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballavara has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Ballavara is 573101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballavara covers 206.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ballavara falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ballavara is Balupete, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ballavara.

Ballavara is about 31 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballavara is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 11 km away. Belūr is about 11 km away. Balupete is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muddanahalli (under 2 km), Uddamanahalli (under 2 km) and Dolanamane (under 2 km).

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

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