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About Bilekal Palya Village

Bilekal Palya is a small village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 190 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilekal Palya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilekal Palya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572216
Area (hectares) 49.27 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 190
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bilekal Palya compares

By the 2011 count Bilekal Palya is the 215th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 49.27 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bilekal Palya

Bilekal Palya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilekal Palya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilekal Palya from other places

Bilekal Palya lies about 36 km from Tumkur. 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 Bilekal Palya
Nearest town Kunigal 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 35 km
District headquarters Tumkur 36 km

Villages closest to Bilekal Palya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gubbi 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 Bilekal Palya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilekal Palya village had a population of 372. That makes it the 215th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Bilekal Palya village has 190 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilekal Palya has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bilekal Palya is 572216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilekal Palya covers 49.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bilekal Palya falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Bilekal Palya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bilekal Palya.

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

Bilekal Palya is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 4.5 km away. Gubbi is about 35 km away. Tumkur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huchana Palya (under 2 km), Samudranakote (4.1 km) and Benehalli (5.0 km).

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

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