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About Bellur Village

Bellur is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 291 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bellur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573134
Area (hectares) 383.38 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 291
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bellur compares

By the 2011 count Bellur is the 58th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 383.38 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Bellur

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

Bellur lies about 34 km from Hassan. 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 Bellur
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 9.6 km
District headquarters Hassan 34 km

Villages closest to Bellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bellur village had a population of 581. That makes it the 58th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Bellur village has 291 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bellur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Bellur is 573134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bellur covers 383.38 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.

Bellur falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Bellur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bellur.

Bellur is about 34 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bellur is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 9.6 km away. Hassan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosur (under 2 km), Hosur Estate (under 2 km) and Echalapura (under 2 km).

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

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