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About Bembaluru Village

Bembaluru is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 153 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bembaluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bembaluru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573121
Area (hectares) 196.38 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 153
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bembaluru compares

By the 2011 count Bembaluru is the 92nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 196.38 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Bembaluru

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

Bembaluru lies about 35 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 21 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 Bembaluru
Nearest railway station Balupete 21 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 26 km
District headquarters Hassan 35 km

Villages closest to Bembaluru

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 Bembaluru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bembaluru village had a population of 290. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Bembaluru village has 153 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bembaluru has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Bembaluru is 573121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bembaluru covers 196.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bembaluru falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bembaluru is Balupete, about 21 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 village for Bembaluru.

Bembaluru is about 35 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bembaluru is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 21 km away. Sakleshpur is about 22 km away. Alur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddakanagal (3.6 km), Nilavagilu (6.7 km) and Hemmige (6.9 km).

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

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