About Baluru Village

Baluru is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 880 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1435.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577427
Area (hectares)	1435.56 hectares
Population	1,703
Male Population	880
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baluru compares

By the 2011 count Baluru is the 33rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1435.56 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Baluru

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

Baluru lies about 36 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Harnahalli, about 23 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 Baluru
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	17 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	17 km
Nearest railway station	Harnahalli	23 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	36 km

Villages closest to Baluru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluru village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Baluru village has 880 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluru has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Baluru is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluru covers 1435.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baluru falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baluru is Harnahalli, about 23 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 Baluru.

Baluru is about 36 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluru is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 17 km away. Shikaripura is about 17 km away. Harnahalli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.