# Balenahalli Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Challakere, Chitradurga 

# Balenahalli

Balenahalli is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 245 households**, the 117th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 245households
- 80.6%literacy
- 577522PIN code

## Balenahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balenahalli is 577522.** Balenahalli falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577522
- Gram panchayatRamajogihalli
- Community development blockChallakere
- Census village code605345

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

## How far is Balenahalli from nearby towns?

- Challakere (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)15 km by road
- Challakere (nearest town)12 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 Balenahalli?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balenahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Challakere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Balenahalli known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and onion**. About 91% of the 736 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Balenahalli

Of every 100 households in Balenahalli in 2011, 77 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balenahalli · ■ Challakere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****92%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****41%**

**49%

Television ****43%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****85%**

**91%

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 Balenahalli?

■ Balenahalli · ■ Challakere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**936

Working population ****41.5%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.4% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (11%) · **■** Marginal 105 (23%)

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 Challakere

- Jadekunte1,111 people
- Mallaurahatti1,111 people
- Devarahalli1,106 people
- Chennaganahalli1,096 people
- Putloorahalli1,020 people
- Torebeeranahalli1,001 people
- Valase996 people
- Lakshmipura990 people

[All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balenahalli?577522
- How far is Balenahalli from Chitradurga?15 km by road
- What is the population of Balenahalli?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balenahalli in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balenahalli?80.6% (Census 2011)