# Belakanda Village, Yellapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Yellapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Belakanda

Belakanda is a village in Yellapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581359**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 56 households**, the 70th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 221people (2011)
- 56households
- 86.8%literacy
- 581359PIN code

## Belakanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Belakanda is 581359.** Belakanda falls in Yellapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581359
- Gram panchayatNandolli
- Community development blockYellapur
- Census village code602933

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Belakanda from nearby towns?

- Yellapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)112 km by road
- Yellapur (nearest town)12 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 Belakanda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Belakanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yellapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Belakanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 10% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Belakanda

Of every 100 households in Belakanda in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belakanda · ■ Yellapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**30%

Tap water ****4%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****93%**

**85%

Television ****51%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Belakanda?

■ Belakanda · ■ Yellapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2400**

**959

Working population ****71.9%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 79.0% for women. 82% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (10%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Yellapur

- Shistamudi229 people
- Hiriyal226 people
- Totadakallalli225 people
- Honagadde222 people
- Kannur - Heggaranii220 people
- Harigadde218 people
- Ambagaon217 people
- Bidralli209 people

[All 125 villages in Yellapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/yellapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Belakanda?581359
- How far is Belakanda from Karwar?112 km by road
- What is the population of Belakanda?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belakanda in?Uttara Kannada district (Yellapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Belakanda?86.8% (Census 2011)