# Balur Village, Aurad, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/balur/ Village · Aurad, Bidar # Balur Balur is a village in Aurad sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585417**. The 2011 Census counted **1,109 people in 194 households**, the 97th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 1,109people (2011) - 194households - 74.4%literacy - 585417PIN code ## Balur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balur is 585417.** Balur falls in Aurad sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585417 - Gram panchayatKamalnagar - Community development blockAurad - Census village code600005 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balur from nearby towns? - Aurad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)65 km by road - Udgir (nearest town)19 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 Balur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Balur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamalnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Udgir - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kamala Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Balur known for? The main crops are **jowar, green gram and black gram**. About 90% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Balur Of every 100 households in Balur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balur · ■ Aurad rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **84% Toilet within the home ****15%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **91% Tap water ****98%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****54%** **46% Television ****29%** **26% Mobile phone ****65%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **33% Own their home ****92%** **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 Balur? ■ Balur · ■ Aurad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****716** **951 Working population ****48.4%** **44.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (30%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 138 (26%) · **■** Marginal 118 (22%) 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 - Hulsoor1,142 people - Chatnal1,139 people - Khanapur1,118 people - Medpalli1,112 people - Ballur Janwada1,105 people - Gondgaon1,089 people - Karanji1,071 people - Ganeshpur1,070 people [All 151 villages in Aurad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balur?585417 - How far is Balur from Bidar?65 km by road - What is the population of Balur?1,109 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balur in?Bidar district (Aurad sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balur?74.4% (Census 2011)