# Boodabalu Village, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka)

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Village · Kollegal, Chamarajanagar 

# Boodabalu

Boodabalu is a village in Kollegal sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571443**. The 2011 Census counted **2,056 people in 478 households**, the 49th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,056people (2011)
- 478households
- 55.4%literacy
- 571443PIN code

## Boodabalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Boodabalu is 571443.** Boodabalu falls in Kollegal sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571443
- Gram panchayatSinganallur
- Community development blockKollegal
- Census village code619850

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

## How far is Boodabalu from nearby towns?

- Kollegal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamarajanagar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Hanur (nearest town)10 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 Boodabalu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Boodabalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hanur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hanur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hanur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Boodabalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 815 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Boodabalu

Of every 100 households in Boodabalu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Boodabalu · ■ Kollegal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****70%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**25%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****7%**

**23%

Television ****54%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Boodabalu?

■ Boodabalu · ■ Kollegal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**950

Working population ****48.7%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 50.2% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (23%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (8%) · **■** Marginal 540 (54%)

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 Kollegal

- Dhanagere2,360 people
- Kurahatti Hosur2,287 people
- Teramballi2,256 people
- Uganiya2,206 people
- Alahalli2,030 people
- Channalinganahalli2,025 people
- Managalli2,009 people
- Chilakavadi1,996 people

[All 139 villages in Kollegal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Boodabalu?571443
- How far is Boodabalu from Chamarajanagar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Boodabalu?2,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boodabalu in?Chamarajanagar district (Kollegal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Boodabalu?55.4% (Census 2011)
