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About Bellur Village

Bellur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 454 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bellur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571249
Area (hectares) 889.89 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 454
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bellur compares

By the 2011 count Bellur is the 70th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 889.89 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

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 <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 Bellur from other places

Bellur lies about 45 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 61 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 Virajpet 23 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 43 km
District headquarters Kodagu 45 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 61 km

Villages closest to Bellur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virajpet 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 935. That makes it the 70th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bellur village has 454 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bellur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bellur is 571249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bellur covers 889.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bellur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bellur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 61 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 Bellur.

Bellur is about 45 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bellur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 23 km away. Hunsūr is about 43 km away. Kodagu is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harihara (2.4 km), Balyamandur (2.7 km) and Bekke Sodlur (4.2 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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