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About Ballagere Village

Ballagere is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 246 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563113
Area (hectares) 263.09 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 246
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballagere compares

By the 2011 count Ballagere is the 173rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 263.09 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ballagere

Ballagere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballagere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ballagere from other places

Ballagere lies about 33 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Marikuppam, about 5.0 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 Ballagere
Nearest railway station Marikuppam 5.0 km
Nearest town Robertsonpet 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 17 km
District headquarters Kolar 33 km

Villages closest to Ballagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballagere village had a population of 528. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Ballagere village has 246 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballagere has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ballagere is 563113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballagere covers 263.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballagere falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ballagere is Marikuppam, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ballagere.

Ballagere is about 33 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballagere is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Marikuppam is about 5.0 km away. Robertsonpet is about 7.1 km away. Bangarapet 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 Allikallu (under 2 km), Kururu (under 2 km) and Kodigepalli (1.6 km).

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

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