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About Balekatte Village

Balekatte is a small village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 14 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balekatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balekatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 561201
Area (hectares) 254.9 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 14
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balekatte compares

By the 2011 count Balekatte is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 254.9 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 984.

Getting to Balekatte

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

Balekatte lies about 43 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 12 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 Balekatte
Nearest railway station Siddapura 12 km
Nearest town Kunigal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 30 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 43 km

Villages closest to Balekatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balekatte village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Balekatte village has 14 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balekatte has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Balekatte is 561201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balekatte covers 254.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balekatte falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balekatte is Siddapura, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balekatte.

Balekatte is about 43 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balekatte is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Siddapura is about 12 km away. Kunigal is about 16 km away. Magadi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhantrakuppe (3.3 km), Seegekuppe (3.3 km) and Byrasandra (10 km).

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

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