# Balepuni Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/balepuni/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Balepuni Balepuni is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574153**. The 2011 Census counted **5,619 people in 1,065 households**, the 15th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 5,619people (2011) - 1,065households - 90.0%literacy - 574153PIN code ## Balepuni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balepuni is 574153.** Balepuni falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574153 - Gram panchayatBalepuni - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balepuni from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)20 km by road - Mangalore (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 Balepuni? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Balepuni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurnad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kairangala - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kairangala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Balepuni known for? The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. About 43% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Balepuni Of every 100 households in Balepuni in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Balepuni · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****98%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **9% Tap water ****25%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **83% Use banking services ****96%** **79% Television ****64%** **58% Mobile phone ****79%** **74% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 Balepuni? ■ Balepuni · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **942 Working population ****48.5%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 84.4% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (1%) · **■** Household industry 884 (32%) · **■** Other work 1,672 (61%) · **■** Marginal 86 (3%) 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 Bantval - Balthila6,272 people - Karopady6,188 people - Kepu6,166 people - Alike5,840 people - Kedila5,577 people - Amtady5,574 people - Veerakamba5,521 people - Ammunje5,193 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balepuni?574153 - How far is Balepuni from Mangalore?20 km by road - What is the population of Balepuni?5,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balepuni in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balepuni?90.0% (Census 2011)