About Ballekatte Village

Ballekatte is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 163 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballekatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballekatte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Turuvekere
Pincode	572215
Area (hectares)	211.89 hectares
Population	323
Male Population	163
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballekatte compares

By the 2011 count Ballekatte is the 161st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 211.89 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Ballekatte

Ballekatte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballekatte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ballekatte from other places

Ballekatte lies about 58 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about under 2 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 Ballekatte
Nearest railway station	Kardi	under 2 km
Nearest town	Tiptūr	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Turuvekere	14 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	58 km

Villages closest to Ballekatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballekatte village had a population of 323. That makes it the 161st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Ballekatte village has 163 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballekatte has about 982 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Ballekatte is 572215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballekatte covers 211.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ballekatte falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ballekatte is Kardi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ballekatte.

Ballekatte is about 58 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballekatte is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Kardi is about under 2 km away. Tiptūr is about 10 km away. Turuvekere is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.