About Bellur Village

Bellur is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 477 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1191.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bellur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	1191.17 hectares
Population	975
Male Population	477
Female Population	498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bellur compares

By the 2011 count Bellur is the 25th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1191.17 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1025.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bellur from other places

Bellur lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 32 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	Hosanagara	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	32 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	34 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	54 km

Villages closest to Bellur

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

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Common questions about Bellur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bellur village had a population of 975. That makes it the 25th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Bellur village has 477 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bellur has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bellur is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bellur covers 1191.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bellur falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bellur is Kenchanalu, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bellur.

Bellur is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bellur is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 13 km away. Kenchanalu is about 32 km away. Someshwar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.