About Ballurpura Village

Ballurpura is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 172 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballurpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballurpura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Alur
Pincode	573218
Area (hectares)	146.58 hectares
Population	342
Male Population	172
Female Population	170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballurpura compares

By the 2011 count Ballurpura is the 77th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 146.58 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ballurpura

Ballurpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballurpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ballurpura from other places

Ballurpura lies about 20 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 10 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 Ballurpura
Nearest railway station	Balupete	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alur	11 km
Nearest town	Sakleshpur	19 km
District headquarters	Hassan	20 km

Villages closest to Ballurpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballurpura village had a population of 342. That makes it the 77th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Ballurpura village has 172 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballurpura has about 988 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Ballurpura is 573218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballurpura covers 146.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballurpura falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ballurpura is Balupete, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Ballurpura.

Ballurpura is about 20 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballurpura is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 10 km away. Alur is about 11 km away. Sakleshpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.