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About Belakavadi Village

Belakavadi is one of the larger villages in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,151, made up of 4,518 males and 4,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3331.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belakavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belakavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Malavalli
Pincode 571437
Area (hectares) 3331.36 hectares
Population 9,151
Male Population 4,518
Female Population 4,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belakavadi compares

By the 2011 count Belakavadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 3331.36 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Belakavadi

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

Belakavadi lies about 38 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hanakere, about 38 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 Belakavadi
Nearest town Kollegāl 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Malavalli 16 km
Nearest railway station Hanakere 38 km
District headquarters Mandya 38 km

Villages closest to Belakavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belakavadi village had a population of 9,151. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Belakavadi village has 4,518 males and 4,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belakavadi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Belakavadi is 571437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belakavadi covers 3331.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belakavadi falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belakavadi is Hanakere, about 38 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 village for Belakavadi.

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

Belakavadi is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Kollegāl is about 12 km away. Malavalli is about 16 km away. Hanakere is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiragasur (2.0 km), Hosahalli (2.3 km) and Vasuvalli (3.1 km).

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

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