About Belke Village

Belke is a large village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,891, made up of 2,482 males and 2,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1492.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belke village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Bhatkal
Pincode	581320
Area (hectares)	1492.21 hectares
Population	4,891
Male Population	2,482
Female Population	2,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belke compares

By the 2011 count Belke is the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 1492.21 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Belke

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

How far is Belke from other places

Belke lies about 78 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Shiroor, about 3.3 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 Belke
Nearest railway station	Shiroor	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatkal	4.0 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	78 km

Villages closest to Belke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belke village had a population of 4,891. That makes it the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Belke village has 2,482 males and 2,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belke has about 971 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Belke is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belke covers 1492.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belke falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belke is Shiroor, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance for Belke.

Belke is about 78 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belke is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Shiroor is about 3.3 km away. Bhatkal is about 4.0 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.