# Asanabalu Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Asanabalu

Asanabalu is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **723 people in 183 households**, the 22nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 723people (2011)
- 183households
- 83.9%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Asanabalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asanabalu is 577139.** Asanabalu falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatBegar
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608915

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

## How far is Asanabalu from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)108 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)18 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 Asanabalu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Asanabalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Begar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 18 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 Asanabalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 23% of the 1,104 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Asanabalu

Of every 100 households in Asanabalu in 2011, 67 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Asanabalu · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**18%

Tap water ****12%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****42%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Asanabalu?

■ Asanabalu · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**986

Working population ****35.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 76.1% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (15%) · **■** Marginal 25 (10%)

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 Sringeri

- Kavadi748 people
- Malanadu742 people
- Melukoppa726 people
- Addagadde725 people
- Bettagere666 people
- Meega662 people
- Darekoppa659 people
- Honnavalli633 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asanabalu?577139
- How far is Asanabalu from Chikmagalur?108 km by road
- What is the population of Asanabalu?723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asanabalu in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Asanabalu?83.9% (Census 2011)