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About Balemane Village

Balemane is a small village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 78 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3496.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balemane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balemane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581396
Area (hectares) 3496.62 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 78
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balemane compares

By the 2011 count Balemane is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 3496.62 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Balemane

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

Balemane lies about 30 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Harwada, about 26 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 Balemane
Nearest railway station Harwada 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 30 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwar 35 km

Villages closest to Balemane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balemane village had a population of 150. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Balemane village has 78 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balemane has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Balemane is 581396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balemane covers 3496.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balemane falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balemane is Harwada, about 26 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 Balemane.

Balemane is about 30 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balemane is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Harwada is about 26 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 30 km away. Yellāpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaiga (5.7 km), Kuchegar (6.1 km) and Hartuga (6.9 km).

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

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