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About Bilegod Village

Bilegod is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 206 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilegod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilegod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581322
Area (hectares) 770.11 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 206
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilegod compares

By the 2011 count Bilegod is the 75th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 770.11 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1010.

Getting to Bilegod

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

Bilegod lies about 34 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 27 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 Bilegod
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Honnavar 27 km
Nearest town Kumta 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 34 km

Villages closest to Bilegod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilegod village had a population of 423. That makes it the 75th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Bilegod village has 206 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilegod has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Bilegod is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilegod covers 770.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilegod falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilegod is Honnavar, about 27 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 Bilegod.

Bilegod is about 34 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilegod is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 24 km away. Honnavar is about 27 km away. Kumta is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uppingadde (under 2 km), Kibale (1.7 km) and Gijagini (2.2 km).

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

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