# Balliganur Village, Kadur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur 

# Balliganur

Balliganur is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577116**. The 2011 Census counted **902 people in 214 households**, the 95th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 902people (2011)
- 214households
- 75.3%literacy
- 577116PIN code

## Balliganur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balliganur is 577116.** Balliganur falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577116
- Gram panchayatBalliganur
- Community development blockKadur
- Census village code609367

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

## How far is Balliganur from nearby towns?

- Kadur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Birur (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 Balliganur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Birur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Birur_X000D_
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Birur_X000D_
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Balliganur known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and maize**. About 57% of the 1,408 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Balliganur

Of every 100 households in Balliganur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balliganur · ■ Kadur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**71%

Tap water ****98%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**88%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****75%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Balliganur?

■ Balliganur · ■ Kadur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**959

Working population ****66.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 65.7% for women. 70% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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 Kadur

- Chattanahalli943 people
- Arehalli940 people
- Kaluvehalli917 people
- Seethapura916 people
- Thuruvanahalli898 people
- K.Dasarahalli889 people
- Karehalli.D873 people
- Birurkaval827 people

[All 312 villages in Kadur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balliganur?577116
- How far is Balliganur from Chikmagalur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Balliganur?902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balliganur in?Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balliganur?75.3% (Census 2011)