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| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Udupi |
| Population | 5,324 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Belle is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] It is located in the Udupi taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka.
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As of 2001 India census, Belle had a population of 5324 with 2441 males and 2883 females.[1]
Humorously it is often said that agriculture is the area's culture, with plenty of paddy cultivation. But modern changes are apparent. Cultivation of Jasmine flowers, coconut, aracknut, sugarcane and poultry farming is on the rise. The landscape of Belle has significant natural beauty with lots of mountains and forests.
The weekly market of Belle has been on Tuesdays. Belle is connected to Udupi, the district and Taluka headquarters, Karkala, Shirva, Katapadi by regular bus service. The economic prosperity of the village may be due to the employment of a significant a number of people from the village in the Gulf countries.
Belle Ishwara Devastana :- The Village is blessed by Lord Mahalingeshwara, the temple is situated in Devaragudde area. Lord Ganapathi and Lord SooryaNarayana are the other two deities being worshiped here. “Utsava” takes place here in the Second week of February. The temple's authority are members of Belle Melmane - A bunt household
Dendoor Annappa Panjurli Saana It is a shrine dedicated to annappa panjurli.it is very famed as people from all over tulu nadu flock to this temple.the management of this temple is in the hands of Dendoor sanadamane - A bunt household.
Pajaka Kshetra This is a place in Belle which is the birth place of Jagadguru Madhvacharya,the founder of udupi krishna temple
Kunjaru giri Devastana An ancient shrine dedicated to goddess yog maya.built by lord vishnu's sixth incarnation lord parshurama.
St.Lawrence church church where konkani speaking Roman Catholics worship god, This church is one of the biggest church in Udupi, Manglore region. Annual fest(Santhmary)of this church will be on the 1st Tuesday and Wednesday of January every year. People belongs to all communities go to the church and celebrate the feast with great joy.
Belle village is the seat of the Belle Manetana Bunt clan,the chief land owners of Belle.It has five branches in Belle they are Belle Melmane,Belle Kelamane,Belle Badagumane,Belle Padumane and Belle Moodumane.Two branches of the clan exist outside Belle they are Mallar Guthu erstwhile feudal lords of Mallar village and Sanoor Guthu ,erstwhile Potail (Administrators) of Sanoor Village.Moodubelle Kambala is held at Belle Kelamane House in November every year.[2] [3] Mallarguthu Sankappa Shetty,a member of this clan built the famous Kalya Marigudi Temple in Kaup[4]
The Village has a Primary school (1 to 7), High school (8 to 10) and a Junior College (Commerce, Arts and Science stream) and Teams of Quality teachers.
Belle village has been geographically separated in to Three parts Moodubelle(Belle - East) and Padubelle (Belle-West) and Manipura. A beautiful river Badra Amma also known as papanashini flows between Moodu Belle and Padu Belle. Moodu Belle village is around 12 km from District Head Quarters Udupi by road.
Being blessed by Mother Nature, this beautiful village can be future Tourism spot.
People can speak Tulu, Konkani and kannada languages. Belleates always respect other’s religion and are the best example for communal harmony in the region.Tulu is the lingua franca here as it is in most of Tulu nadu