# Balthila Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/balthila/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Balthila Balthila is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574253**. The 2011 Census counted **6,272 people in 1,201 households**, the 11th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 6,272people (2011) - 1,201households - 84.7%literacy - 574253PIN code ## Balthila PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balthila is 574253.** Balthila falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574253 - Gram panchayatBalthila - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617572 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balthila from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)36 km by road - Bantval (nearest town)10 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 Balthila? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Balthila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bantval - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Balthila known for? The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 31% of the 1,218 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Balthila Of every 100 households in Balthila in 2011, 92 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Balthila · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****84%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **9% Tap water ****54%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **83% Use banking services ****68%** **79% Television ****59%** **58% Mobile phone ****71%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **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 Balthila? ■ Balthila · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816** **942 Working population ****57.2%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.0% for women. 65% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1,182 (33%) · **■** Other work 1,586 (44%) · **■** Marginal 402 (11%) 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 - Vittalpadanur6,589 people - Naringana6,562 people - Phajeer6,550 people - Golthamajal6,377 people - Karopady6,188 people - Kepu6,166 people - Alike5,840 people - Balepuni5,619 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balthila?574253 - How far is Balthila from Mangalore?36 km by road - What is the population of Balthila?6,272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balthila in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balthila?84.7% (Census 2011)