# Balat Village, Aurad, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Aurad, Bidar 

# Balat

Balat is a village in Aurad sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585436**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 249 households**, the 85th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 1,244people (2011)
- 249households
- 79.7%literacy
- 585436PIN code

## Balat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balat is 585436.** Balat falls in Aurad sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585436
- Gram panchayatBalat
- Community development blockAurad
- Census village code600027

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

## How far is Balat from nearby towns?

- Aurad (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Bidar (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bhalki (nearest town)21 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 Balat?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Balat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamalnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhalki
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thana Kushnoor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Balat known for?

The main crops are **jowar, green gram and black gram**. About 71% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Balat

Of every 100 households in Balat in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balat · ■ Aurad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****6%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Balat?

■ Balat · ■ Aurad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**951

Working population ****51.7%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 70.0% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (56%) · **■** Household industry 44 (7%) · **■** Other work 103 (16%) · **■** Marginal 98 (15%)

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 Aurad

- Sangam1,295 people
- Duduknal1,277 people
- Beldhal1,273 people
- Balad1,252 people
- Belur1,184 people
- Tuljapur1,183 people
- Wagangera1,182 people
- Rakshiyal1,171 people

[All 151 villages in Aurad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balat?585436
- How far is Balat from Bidar?56 km by road
- What is the population of Balat?1,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balat in?Bidar district (Aurad sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balat?79.7% (Census 2011)