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About Belale Village

Belale is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 292 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 471.63 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 292
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Belale compares

By the 2011 count Belale is the 68th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 471.63 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Belale

Belale is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belale 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 Belale from other places

Belale lies about 32 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, 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 Belale
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 10 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 32 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 51 km

Villages closest to Belale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belale village had a population of 582. That makes it the 68th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Belale village has 292 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belale has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Belale is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belale covers 471.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belale falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Belale is Mirjan, 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 Belale.

Belale is about 32 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belale is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 10 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 32 km away. Mirjan is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasapur (under 2 km), Golikoppa (under 2 km) and Bhairumbe (2.5 km).

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

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