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About Bellangi Village

Bellangi is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 212 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bellangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bellangi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577415
Area (hectares) 459.68 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 212
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bellangi compares

By the 2011 count Bellangi is the 124th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 459.68 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Bellangi

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

Bellangi lies about 42 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 42 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 Bellangi
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 14 km
Nearest town Someshwar 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 42 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 42 km

Villages closest to Bellangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bellangi village had a population of 402. That makes it the 124th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Bellangi village has 212 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bellangi has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Bellangi is 577415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bellangi covers 459.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bellangi falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bellangi is Arasalu, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Bellangi.

Bellangi is about 42 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bellangi is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 14 km away. Someshwar is about 34 km away. Shimoga is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiruru (under 2 km), Kabase (under 2 km) and Patlamane (1.6 km).

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

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