About Belekeri Village

Belekeri is a large village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,855, made up of 2,498 males and 2,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belekeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belekeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Ankola
Pincode	581321
Area (hectares)	296.11 hectares
Population	4,855
Male Population	2,498
Female Population	2,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belekeri compares

By the 2011 count Belekeri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 296.11 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Belekeri

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

Belekeri lies about 31 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Harwada, about 3.9 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 Belekeri
Nearest railway station	Harwada	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ankola	6.4 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	31 km

Villages closest to Belekeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belekeri village had a population of 4,855. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Belekeri village has 2,498 males and 2,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belekeri has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Belekeri is 581321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belekeri covers 296.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belekeri falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belekeri is Harwada, about 3.9 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 Belekeri.

Belekeri is about 31 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belekeri is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Harwada is about 3.9 km away. Ankola is about 6.4 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.