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About Bellur Village

Bellur is a small village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 108 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 939.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bellur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581210
Area (hectares) 939.87 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 108
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bellur compares

By the 2011 count Bellur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 939.87 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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 village. 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 47 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 35 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 Bellur
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 9.5 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 13 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 35 km
District headquarters Haveri 47 km

Villages closest to Bellur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hirekerur 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 218. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Bellur village has 108 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bellur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bellur is 581210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bellur covers 939.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bellur falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bellur is Kumsi, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bellur.

Bellur is about 47 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bellur is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 9.5 km away. Shikaripura is about 13 km away. Kumsi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannihatti (under 2 km), Nidanegila (2.3 km) and Tippaikoppa (3.8 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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