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About Belur Village

Belur is a large village in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,319, made up of 1,696 males and 1,623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Ranibennur
Pincode 581211
Area (hectares) 937.59 hectares
Population 3,319
Male Population 1,696
Female Population 1,623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belur compares

By the 2011 count Belur is the 19th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 937.59 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Belur

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

Belur lies about 38 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Ranebennuru, about 16 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 Belur
Nearest railway station Ranebennuru 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibennur 17 km
Nearest town Ranebennur 17 km
District headquarters Haveri 38 km

Villages closest to Belur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belur village had a population of 3,319. That makes it the 19th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Belur village has 1,696 males and 1,623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Belur is 581211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belur covers 937.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belur falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belur is Ranebennuru, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Belur.

Belur is about 38 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belur is in Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Ranebennuru is about 16 km away. Ranibennur is about 17 km away. Ranebennur 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 Udagatti (3.9 km), Heeladahalli (4.1 km) and Somlapur (5.5 km).

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

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