Village · Khanapur, Belgaum
# Bhalake

Bhalake is a village in Khanapur sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code 591301. The 2011 Census counted 185 people in 43 households, the 197th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.
- 185 people (2011)
- 43 households
- 72.3% literacy
- 591301 PIN code

## Bhalake PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhalake is 591301. Bhalake falls in Khanapur sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 591301
- Gram panchayat Gunji
- Community development block Khanapur
- Census village code 597950

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhalake from nearby towns?
- Khanapur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ) 54 km by road
- Khanapur (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhalake?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khanapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khanapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khanapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhalake known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugar cane and ground nut. About 30% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhalake

Of every 100 households in Bhalake in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalake · ■ Khanapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 86%
- Toilet within the home 14% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 64%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 91% 75%
- Television 19% 41%
- Mobile phone 19% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 58% 20%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhalake?

■ Bhalake · ■ Khanapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.3% 74.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1033 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3000 976
- Working population 36.8% 47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (15%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (4%) · ■ Marginal 47 (69%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khanapur
- Bhalake 212 people
- Tarawad 208 people
- Shindholi 201 people
- Malavi 189 people
- Kabanali 183 people
- Bastawad 181 people
- Satanali 172 people
- Manjarpai 171 people

All 218 villages in Khanapur

## Other places named Bhalake
- Bhalake · Village, Khanapur, Belgaum · 212 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhalake? 591301
- How far is Bhalake from Belgaum? 54 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalake? 185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalake in? Belgaum district (Khanapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalake? 72.3% (Census 2011)

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