# Balur Village, Bhalki, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bhalki/balur/ Village · Bhalki, Bidar # Balur Balur is a village in Bhalki sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,999 people in 433 households**, the 39th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,999people (2011) - 433households - 60.6%literacy - 585413PIN code ## Balur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balur is 585413.** Balur falls in Bhalki sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585413 - Gram panchayatBalur - Community development blockBhalki - Census village code599895 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? - Bhalki (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)32 km by road - Bhalki (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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Balur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nittur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhalki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhalki - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 83% of the 1,320 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balur · ■ Bhalki rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **85% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****90%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****32%** **56% Television ****22%** **29% Mobile phone ****54%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 · ■ Bhalki rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **927 Working population ****47.6%** **45.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 265 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (25%) · **■** Marginal 270 (28%) 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 Bhalki - Kaknal2,103 people - Ambesangu2,073 people - Talwada2,070 people - Ladha2,051 people - Tugaon1,992 people - Ucha1,981 people - Kalsar Tugaon1,916 people - Methimelkunda1,901 people [All 133 villages in Bhalki](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bhalki/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balur?585413 - How far is Balur from Bidar?32 km by road - What is the population of Balur?1,999 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balur in?Bidar district (Bhalki sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balur?60.6% (Census 2011)