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About Belluru Village

Belluru is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 241 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belluru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573214
Area (hectares) 239.49 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 241
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Belluru compares

By the 2011 count Belluru is the 42nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 239.49 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Belluru

Belluru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belluru 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 Belluru from other places

Belluru lies about 18 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 5.8 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 Belluru
Nearest railway station Balupete 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 6.2 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 17 km
District headquarters Hassan 18 km

Villages closest to Belluru

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.

Common questions about Belluru

As per the Census of India 2011, Belluru village had a population of 499. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Belluru village has 241 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belluru has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Belluru is 573214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belluru covers 239.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belluru falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belluru is Balupete, about 5.8 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 Belluru.

Belluru is about 18 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belluru is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 5.8 km away. Alur is about 6.2 km away. Sakleshpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dindagatta (under 2 km), Kittaganamane (under 2 km) and Thippapura (under 2 km).

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

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