About Belur Village

Belur is a mid sized village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 837 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Gangavalli
Pincode	636105
Area (hectares)	404.33 hectares
Population	1,644
Male Population	837
Female Population	807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belur compares

By the 2011 count Belur is the 18th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 404.33 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Belur

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

Belur lies about 29 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 6.0 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 Belur
Nearest railway station	Valappadi Gate	6.0 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	21 km
District headquarters	Salem	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangavalli	35 km

Villages closest to Belur

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

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Common questions about Belur

As per the Census of India 2011, Belur village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 18th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Belur village has 837 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belur has about 964 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Belur is 636105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belur covers 404.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belur falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Belur is Valappadi Gate, about 6.0 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 village for Belur.

Belur is about 29 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belur is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Valappadi Gate is about 6.0 km away. Narasingapuram is about 21 km away. Salem is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.