About Belame Village

Belame is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 214 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,215 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belame Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belame village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Alur
Pincode	573218
Area (hectares)	186.45 hectares
Population	474
Male Population	214
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,215
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belame compares

By the 2011 count Belame is the 48th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 186.45 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Belame

Belame is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belame 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belame from other places

Belame lies about 22 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 3.3 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 Belame
Nearest railway station	Balupete	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alur	10 km
Nearest town	Sakleshpur	13 km
District headquarters	Hassan	22 km

Villages closest to Belame

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 Belame

As per the Census of India 2011, Belame village had a population of 474. That makes it the 48th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Belame village has 214 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belame has about 1215 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Belame covers 186.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belame falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belame is Balupete, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belame.

Belame is about 22 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belame is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 3.3 km away. Alur is about 10 km away. Sakleshpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.