# Bellur Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/bellur/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Bellur Bellur is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **975 people in 207 households**, the 26th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 975people (2011) - 207households - 79.2%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Bellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bellur is 577426.** Bellur falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatBellur - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607960 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bellur from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)41 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)40 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bellur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shimoga - ○Degree college10+ km · Gavtoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimoga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 13 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bellur known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 14% of the 1,191 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bellur Of every 100 households in Bellur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bellur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **83% Toilet within the home ****38%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **39% Tap water ****18%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **86% Use banking services ****81%** **83% Television ****48%** **50% Mobile phone ****53%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****9%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bellur? ■ Bellur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **971 Working population ****50.9%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 71.6% for women. 67% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 157 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (49%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 48 (10%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Hosanagara - Karimane1,094 people - Bidharalli1,038 people - Balur1,033 people - Manjagalale1,027 people - Byse961 people - Aramane Koppa958 people - Mugadthi958 people - Benavalli954 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bellur?577426 - How far is Bellur from Shimoga?41 km by road - What is the population of Bellur?975 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bellur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bellur?79.2% (Census 2011)