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- LGD code
- 602933
- Pincode
- 581359
- Post office
- Yellapur
- Population
- 221
- Households
- 56
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1125 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 159
Census 2011 · in context
How Belakanda compares
By population, Belakanda ranks #70 of 125 villages in Yellapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.1%
+10.5% vs mandal average
- Belakanda
- 80.1%
- Yellapur mandal
- 69.6%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,125
+156 vs mandal average
- Belakanda
- 1,125
- Yellapur mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Belakanda
- 3.9
- Yellapur mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Belakanda at a glance
Belakanda is a village of 221 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Yellapur taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 70th-largest of 125 villages in Yellapur taluk. Literacy is 80%, 11 points above the taluk average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,125 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 581359, served by Yellapur post office; the LGD village code is 602933. The village votes in Yellapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arabail Hebbar Shivaram. The population is estimated at 261 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nandolli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belakanda · this village | 221 | 80% | — |
| Magod · Yellapur | 505 | 74% | — |
| Nandolli · Yellapur | 492 | 83% | — |
| Devaragadde · Yellapur | 290 | 85% | — |
| Heggumbale · Yellapur | 276 | 84% | — |
| Balekani · Yellapur | 173 | 88% | — |
| Kavadikere · Yellapur | 139 | 90% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Belakanda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- YELLAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 112
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NANDOLLI
- Total area (ha)
- 370.37
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 26.42
- Forest area (ha)
- 318.43
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Belakanda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Belakanda
- LGD code
- 602933
- Pincode
- 581359
- Post office
- Yellapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 221
- Population (projected 2026)
- 261
- Households
- 56
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1125
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Uttara Kannada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yellapur
- Member of Parliament
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arabail Hebbar Shivaram
- Block / Mandal
- Yellapur
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)