Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada # Belalu Belalu is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 574240. The 2011 Census counted 4,608 people in 930 households, the 12th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 4,608 people (2011) - 930 households - 80.7% literacy - 574240 PIN code ## Belalu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Belalu is 574240. Belalu falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code 574240 - Gram panchayat Belalu - Community development block Beltangadi - Census village code 617673 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Belalu from nearby towns? - Beltangady (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ) 80 km by road - Beltangady (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Belalu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Belalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ujire - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ujire - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ujire - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Belalu known for? The main crops are arecanut and rubber. Products made here include rice mill and beedi. About 33% of the 2,792 hectares of village land is sown, and 533 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Belalu Of every 100 households in Belalu in 2011, 64 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Belalu · ■ Beltangadi rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 76% - Toilet within the home 87% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 13% 9% - Tap water 10% 19% - Drinking water within premises 73% 73% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 83% - Use banking services 82% 90% - Television 28% 47% - Mobile phone 70% 72% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 16% 19% - Car / jeep / van 4% 7% - None of these assets 9% 7% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Belalu? ■ Belalu · ■ Beltangadi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 1020 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 949 962 - Working population 56.9% 52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 74.3% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 267 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 128 (5%) · ■ Household industry 611 (23%) · ■ Other work 1,421 (54%) · ■ Marginal 195 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Beltangadi - Koyyur 5,130 people - Kokkada 5,127 people - Kalanja 4,988 people - Thannirpantha 4,800 people - Maladi 4,459 people - Indabettu 4,295 people - Mundaje 4,259 people - Padangady 4,045 people All 79 villages in Beltangadi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Belalu? 574240 - How far is Belalu from Mangalore? 80 km by road - What is the population of Belalu? 4,608 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belalu in? Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Belalu? 80.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/belalu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.