# Balenja Village, Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/balenja/ Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada # Balenja Balenja is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,456 people in 307 households**, the 68th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 1,456people (2011) - 307households - 81.0%literacy - 574217PIN code ## Balenja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balenja is 574217.** Balenja falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574217 - Gram panchayatBalenja - Community development blockBeltangadi - Census village code617633 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balenja from nearby towns? - Beltangady (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)65 km by road - Beltangady (nearest town)15 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 Balenja? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balenja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kokradi - ○Degree college10+ km · Belthangady - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Belthangady - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 24 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 Balenja known for? The main crops are **rubber**. Products made here include beedi. About 33% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Balenja Of every 100 households in Balenja in 2011, 73 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Balenja · ■ Beltangadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **76% Toilet within the home ****96%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **9% Tap water ****29%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **83% Use banking services ****93%** **90% Television ****49%** **47% Mobile phone ****70%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Balenja? ■ Balenja · ■ Beltangadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224** **962 Working population ****58.4%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 75.3% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 75 (9%) · **■** Other work 363 (43%) · **■** Marginal 398 (47%) 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 Beltangadi - Nyayatarpu1,915 people - Kuthluru1,859 people - Savanalu1,823 people - Peradi1,506 people - Savya1,403 people - Kokradi1,395 people - Nalkuru1,344 people - Badakodi1,337 people [All 79 villages in Beltangadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balenja?574217 - How far is Balenja from Mangalore?65 km by road - What is the population of Balenja?1,456 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balenja in?Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balenja?81.0% (Census 2011)