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About Balleri Village

Balleri is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 103 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balleri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balleri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 119.27 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 103
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balleri compares

By the 2011 count Balleri is the 243rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 119.27 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Balleri

Balleri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balleri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balleri from other places

Balleri lies about 15 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Tyakal, about 3.0 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 Balleri
Nearest railway station Tyakal 3.0 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 10 km
District headquarters Kolar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 16 km

Villages closest to Balleri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balleri village had a population of 198. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Balleri village has 103 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balleri has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Balleri is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balleri covers 119.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balleri falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balleri is Tyakal, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balleri.

Balleri is about 15 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balleri is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Tyakal is about 3.0 km away. Bangarapet is about 10 km away. Kolar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ullerahalli (under 2 km), Janganahalli (under 2 km) and Kadirenahalli (under 2 km).

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

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