# Balige Village, Mudigere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Mudigere, Chikmagalur 

# Balige

Balige is a village in Mudigere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577121**. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 131 households**, the 60th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 566people (2011)
- 131households
- 69.8%literacy
- 577121PIN code

## Balige PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balige is 577121.** Balige falls in Mudigere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577121
- Gram panchayatSunkasale
- Community development blockMudigere
- Census village code609906

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

## How far is Balige from nearby towns?

- Mudigere (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Mudigere (nearest town)34 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 Balige?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Javagal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudigere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Balige known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 44% of the 784 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Balige

Of every 100 households in Balige in 2011, 77 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Balige · ■ Mudigere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**31%

Tap water ****93%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****51%**

**72%

Television ****54%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

Own their home ****77%**

**78%

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 Balige?

■ Balige · ■ Mudigere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**986

Working population ****59.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 68% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 315 (94%) · **■** Marginal 13 (4%)

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 Mudigere

- Edur619 people
- Kanachuru603 people
- Chandrapura591 people
- Kirugunda587 people
- Durgadahalli563 people
- Byduvalli556 people
- Kalmane546 people
- Aramane Thalagur543 people

[All 140 villages in Mudigere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/mudigere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balige?577121
- How far is Balige from Chikmagalur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Balige?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balige in?Chikmagalur district (Mudigere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balige?69.8% (Census 2011)