# Balkunje Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/balkunje/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Balkunje Balkunje is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574154**. The 2011 Census counted **1,551 people in 352 households**, the 60th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 1,551people (2011) - 352households - 92.5%literacy - 574154PIN code ## Balkunje PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balkunje is 574154.** Balkunje falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574154 - Gram panchayatBalkunje - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617427 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balkunje from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)36 km by road - Mulki (nearest town)7 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 Balkunje? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Balkunje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talipady - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mulki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thokur- - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 18 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 Balkunje known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 62% of the 385 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 Balkunje Of every 100 households in Balkunje in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Balkunje · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****98%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **9% Tap water ****21%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **69% Use banking services ****93%** **90% Television ****76%** **66% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Balkunje? ■ Balkunje · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1364** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1423** **933 Working population ****38.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 89.9% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (8%) · **■** Household industry 71 (12%) · **■** Other work 277 (47%) · **■** Marginal 115 (19%) 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 Mangalore - Pavanje1,737 people - Panapila1,625 people - Madya1,624 people - Shimanthur1,607 people - Kavathar1,529 people - Attur1,478 people - Delanthabettu1,464 people - Nadugodu1,454 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balkunje?574154 - How far is Balkunje from Mangalore?36 km by road - What is the population of Balkunje?1,551 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkunje in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balkunje?92.5% (Census 2011)