# Balekadi Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Balekadi

Balekadi is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 48 households**, the 43rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 187people (2011)
- 48households
- 86.3%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Balekadi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatKere
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608926

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

## How far is Balekadi from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)106 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)16 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 Balekadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balekadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Yedadalli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nemmaru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Balekadi known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 3% of the 2,292 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balekadi

Of every 100 households in Balekadi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balekadi · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**18%

Tap water ****2%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

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

**15%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****94%**

**92%

Television ****30%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****18%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balekadi?

■ Balekadi · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**986

Working population ****48.7%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 80.0% for women. 71% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (38%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Nallur233 people
- Nemmar Estate228 people
- Kumbaragodu221 people
- Sheerlu209 people
- Muduba127 people
- Gundre125 people
- Hadikiruru88 people
- Hadi61 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balekadi?577139
- How far is Balekadi from Chikmagalur?106 km by road
- What is the population of Balekadi?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balekadi in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balekadi?86.3% (Census 2011)