About Balkur Village

Balkur is a large village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,998, made up of 1,416 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Kundapura
Pincode	576211
Area (hectares)	470.71 hectares
Population	2,998
Male Population	1,416
Female Population	1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,117
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balkur compares

By the 2011 count Balkur is the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 470.71 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Balkur

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

How far is Balkur from other places

Balkur lies about 33 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 3.5 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 Balkur
Nearest railway station	Kundapura	3.5 km
District headquarters	Udupi	33 km

Villages closest to Balkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkur village had a population of 2,998. That makes it the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Balkur village has 1,416 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkur has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Balkur is 576211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkur covers 470.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balkur falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balkur is Kundapura, about 3.5 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 village for Balkur.

Balkur is about 33 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkur is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about 3.5 km away. Udupi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.