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About Bilki Village

Bilki is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 176 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1517.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581347
Area (hectares) 1517.95 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 176
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilki compares

By the 2011 count Bilki is the 45th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 1517.95 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 963.

Getting to Bilki

Bilki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bilki as Available within <5 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 Bilki from other places

Bilki lies about 43 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 49 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 Bilki
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 18 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 18 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 43 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 49 km

Villages closest to Bilki

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 Bilki

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilki village had a population of 363. That makes it the 45th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bilki village has 176 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilki has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bilki is 581347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilki covers 1517.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilki is Ambewadi, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bilki.

Bilki is about 43 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilki is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 18 km away. Yellāpur is about 18 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerehosalli (2.7 km), Shiranala (3.2 km) and Bendigeri (3.3 km).

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

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