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

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Village · Mudigere, Chikmagalur 

# Balur

Balur is a village in Mudigere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577122**. The 2011 Census counted **1,737 people in 433 households**, the 16th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,737people (2011)
- 433households
- 72.4%literacy
- 577122PIN code

## Balur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balur is 577122.** Balur falls in Mudigere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577122
- Gram panchayatBalur
- Community development blockMudigere
- Census village code609926

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

## How far is Balur from nearby towns?

- Mudigere (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)56 km by road
- Mudigere (nearest town)20 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 Balur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Balur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banakal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mudigere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudigere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Balur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 46% of the 1,898 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Balur

Of every 100 households in Balur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Balur · ■ Mudigere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**31%

Tap water ****62%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**72%

Television ****59%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Balur?

■ Balur · ■ Mudigere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**986

Working population ****57.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 65.1% for women. 68% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (9%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 714 (72%) · **■** Marginal 106 (11%)

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

- Kudahalli1,922 people
- G.Agrahara1,909 people
- Kundur1,826 people
- B.Hosahalli1,772 people
- Jogannanakere1,730 people
- Hemmakki1,707 people
- Phalguni1,707 people
- Javali1,694 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balur?577122
- How far is Balur from Chikmagalur?56 km by road
- What is the population of Balur?1,737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balur in?Chikmagalur district (Mudigere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balur?72.4% (Census 2011)