About Belandur Village

Belandur is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 471 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1628.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belandur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577431
Area (hectares)	1628.07 hectares
Population	921
Male Population	471
Female Population	450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belandur compares

By the 2011 count Belandur is the 41st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1628.07 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Belandur

Belandur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belandur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belandur from other places

Belandur lies about 48 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 9.1 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 Belandur
Nearest railway station	Adderi	9.1 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	20 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	48 km

Villages closest to Belandur

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 Belandur

As per the Census of India 2011, Belandur village had a population of 921. That makes it the 41st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Belandur village has 471 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belandur has about 955 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 Belandur is 577431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belandur covers 1628.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belandur falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belandur is Adderi, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belandur.

Belandur is about 48 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belandur is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Adderi is about 9.1 km away. Shikaripura is about 17 km away. Sagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.