# Balagere Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura 

# Balagere

Balagere is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **563113**. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 137 households**, the 145th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 531people (2011)
- 137households
- 70.5%literacy
- 563113PIN code

## Balagere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balagere is 563113.** Balagere falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code563113
- Gram panchayatIdagur
- Community development blockGauribidanur
- Census village code623196

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

## How far is Balagere from nearby towns?

- Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Gauribidanur (nearest town)15 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 Balagere?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 · 15 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 Balagere known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 78% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Balagere

Of every 100 households in Balagere in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balagere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****98%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****41%**

**52%

Television ****35%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Balagere?

■ Balagere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**955

Working population ****62.1%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 231 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (10%) · **■** Other work 44 (13%) · **■** Marginal 21 (6%)

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 Gauribidanur

- Krishnarajapura545 people
- Dronakunte541 people
- Bandarlahalli538 people
- Gotlakunte538 people
- Siddenahalli524 people
- Guvvalahalli521 people
- Udamalodu521 people
- Singanahalli520 people

[All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balagere?563113
- How far is Balagere from Chikkaballapur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Balagere?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagere in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balagere?70.5% (Census 2011)