# Balawad Village, Athni, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/athni/balawad/ Village · Athni, Belgaum # Balawad Balawad is a village in Athni sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 253 households**, the 97th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,358people (2011) - 253households - 67.7%literacy - 591217PIN code ## Balawad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balawad is 591217.** Balawad falls in Athni sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591217 - Gram panchayatShirahatti - Community development blockAthni - Census village code597351 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balawad from nearby towns? - Athani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)168 km by road - Athani (nearest town)15 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 Balawad? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Balawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Athani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Athani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Balawad known for? The main crops are **groundnut, maize and wheat**. About 94% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 Balawad Of every 100 households in Balawad in 2011, 68 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balawad · ■ Athni rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **71% Toilet within the home ****6%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****41%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****92%** **76% Television ****35%** **37% Mobile phone ****53%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **12% Own their home ****92%** **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 Balawad? ■ Balawad · ■ Athni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **909 Working population ****36.9%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 205 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (12%) · **■** Marginal 85 (17%) 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 Athni - Tevaratti1,526 people - Koulgudd1,479 people - Bammanal1,448 people - Buralatti1,444 people - Banajawad1,280 people - Kallotti1,254 people - Shinal1,251 people - Keskaradaddi1,235 people [All 109 villages in Athni](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/athni/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balawad?591217 - How far is Balawad from Belgaum?168 km by road - What is the population of Balawad?1,358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balawad in?Belgaum district (Athni sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balawad?67.7% (Census 2011)