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About Balur Village

Balur is a mid sized village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 605 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581102
Area (hectares) 271.7 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 605
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balur compares

By the 2011 count Balur is the 70th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 271.7 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Balur

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

Balur lies about 29 km from Haveri. 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 Balur
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 5.8 km
Nearest town Hāngal 5.8 km
District headquarters Haveri 29 km

Villages closest to Balur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balur village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 70th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Balur village has 605 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Balur is 581102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balur covers 271.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balur falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Balur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Balur is about 29 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balur is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 5.8 km away. Hāngal is about 5.8 km away. Haveri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sevalal (under 2 km), Gururayapatna (under 2 km) and Dyamankoppa (1.6 km).

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

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