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About Balekoppa Village

Balekoppa is a small village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 143 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 320.27 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 143
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Balekoppa is the 55th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 320.27 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Balekoppa

Balekoppa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balekoppa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balekoppa from other places

Balekoppa lies about 42 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 51 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 Balekoppa
Nearest town Sirsi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 27 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 42 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 51 km

Villages closest to Balekoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balekoppa village had a population of 289. That makes it the 55th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Balekoppa village has 143 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balekoppa has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Balekoppa is 581346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balekoppa covers 320.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balekoppa falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balekoppa is Haveri, about 51 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balekoppa.

Balekoppa is about 42 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balekoppa is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 18 km away. Mundgod is about 27 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedasgaon (2.0 km), Hostot (2.6 km) and Bekkod (2.9 km).

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

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