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About Balagar Village

Balagar is a mid sized village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 317 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1307.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581337
Area (hectares) 1307.43 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 317
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balagar compares

By the 2011 count Balagar is the 25th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 1307.43 hectares work out to about 0.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Balagar

Balagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balagar from other places

Balagar lies about 33 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 36 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 Balagar
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 11 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 11 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 33 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 36 km

Villages closest to Balagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagar village had a population of 627. That makes it the 25th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Balagar village has 317 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Balagar is 581337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagar covers 1307.43 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.

Balagar falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balagar is Ambewadi, about 36 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 <5 km distance for Balagar.

Balagar is about 33 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balagar is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 11 km away. Yellāpur is about 11 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiriyal (under 2 km), Kattige (2.8 km) and Lingadabailu (2.9 km).

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

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