About Balegaru Village

Balegaru is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 255 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balegaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balegaru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577430
Area (hectares)	55.85 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	255
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balegaru compares

By the 2011 count Balegaru is the 101st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 55.85 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Balegaru

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

Balegaru lies about 75 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 2.7 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 Balegaru
Nearest railway station	Talaguppa	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	11 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	11 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	75 km

Villages closest to Balegaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balegaru village had a population of 502. That makes it the 101st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Balegaru village has 255 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balegaru has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Balegaru is 577430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balegaru covers 55.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balegaru falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balegaru is Talaguppa, about 2.7 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 Balegaru.

Balegaru is about 75 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balegaru is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 2.7 km away. Sagar is about 11 km away. Sāgar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.