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About Bembalur Village

Bembalur is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 407 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bembalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bembalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571231
Area (hectares) 324.45 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 407
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bembalur compares

By the 2011 count Bembalur is the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 324.45 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Bembalur

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

Bembalur lies about 50 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 14 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 Bembalur
Nearest railway station Balupete 14 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 27 km
District headquarters Kodagu 50 km

Villages closest to Bembalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bembalur village had a population of 855. That makes it the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Bembalur village has 407 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bembalur has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Bembalur is 571231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bembalur covers 324.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bembalur falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bembalur is Balupete, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Bembalur.

Bembalur is about 50 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bembalur is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Balupete is about 14 km away. Sakleshpur is about 15 km away. Somvarpet is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelakodli (2.5 km), Doddakodli (2.6 km) and Kasuru (2.9 km).

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

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