# Balekoppa Village, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/balekoppa/ Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur # Balekoppa Balekoppa is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **346 people in 90 households**, the 45th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 346people (2011) - 90households - 81.7%literacy - 577427PIN code ## Balekoppa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balekoppa is 577427.** Balekoppa falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577427 - Gram panchayatKadahinabylu - Community development blockNarasimharajapura - Census village code609057 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balekoppa from nearby towns? - Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)95 km by road - Narasimharajapura (nearest town)7 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 Balekoppa? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Balekoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narasimharajapura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narasimharajapura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Balekoppa known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 28% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Balekoppa Of every 100 households in Balekoppa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Balekoppa · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **84% Toilet within the home ****69%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **22% Tap water ****71%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **81% Use banking services ****39%** **79% Television ****59%** **55% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **13% Own their home ****98%** **85% 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 Balekoppa? ■ Balekoppa · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1042 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **948 Working population ****41.3%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 76.5% for women. 67% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%) 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 Narasimharajapura - Vaggade457 people - Kanive440 people - Soosalavani418 people - Kamalapura407 people - Nerlukoppa342 people - Bellur334 people - Honnekudige313 people - Sarya306 people [All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balekoppa?577427 - How far is Balekoppa from Chikmagalur?95 km by road - What is the population of Balekoppa?346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balekoppa in?Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balekoppa?81.7% (Census 2011)