Village · Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar # Balachavady Balachavady is a village in Gundlupet sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code 571109. The 2011 Census counted 1,368 people in 358 households, the 51st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 1,368 people (2011) - 358 households - 64.6% literacy - 571109 PIN code ## Balachavady PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balachavady is 571109. Balachavady falls in Gundlupet sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code 571109 - Gram panchayat Balachavady - Community development block Gundlupet - Census village code 619525 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balachavady from nearby towns? - Gundlupet (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ) 27 km by road - Gundlupet (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balachavady? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Balachavady; 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Terakanambi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gundlupet - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gundlupet - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balachavady known for? The main crops are jowar. Products made here include jaggery. About 74% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balachavady Of every 100 households in Balachavady in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balachavady · ■ Gundlupet rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 80% - Toilet within the home 9% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 87% - Tap water 98% 72% - Drinking water within premises 51% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 79% - Use banking services 58% 41% - Television 36% 38% - Mobile phone 36% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 25% 30% - Own their home 95% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balachavady? ■ Balachavady · ■ Gundlupet rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 57.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 973 - Working population 55.2% 50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 194 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 159 (21%) · ■ Household industry 41 (5%) · ■ Other work 73 (10%) · ■ Marginal 288 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gundlupet - Thoravalli 1,425 people - Manchahalli 1,400 people - Belavadi 1,386 people - Kallahalli 1,378 people - Putthanapura 1,345 people - Devarahalli 1,330 people - Honnegowdanahalli 1,312 people - Kunagahalli 1,283 people All 158 villages in Gundlupet ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balachavady? 571109 - How far is Balachavady from Chamarajanagar? 27 km by road - What is the population of Balachavady? 1,368 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balachavady in? Chamarajanagar district (Gundlupet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balachavady? 64.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/balachavady/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.