# Ballya Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/ballya/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Ballya Ballya is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574221**. The 2011 Census counted **2,572 people in 528 households**, the 43rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 2,572people (2011) - 528households - 84.0%literacy - 574221PIN code ## Ballya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ballya is 574221.** Ballya falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574221 - Gram panchayatKutrupady - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617710 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ballya from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)80 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)40 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 Ballya? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ballya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadaba - ○Degree college10+ km · Subramanya - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nelyadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Ballya known for? The main crops are **rubber and coconut**. About 19% of the 2,731 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Ballya Of every 100 households in Ballya in 2011, 73 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Ballya · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **82% Toilet within the home ****83%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **14% Tap water ****17%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **87% Use banking services ****84%** **79% Television ****42%** **48% Mobile phone ****63%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Ballya? ■ Ballya · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **952 Working population ****54.6%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.1% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 272 (19%) · **■** Other work 1,012 (72%) · **■** Marginal 94 (7%) 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 Puttur - Charvaka2,977 people - Shirady2,933 people - Palthadi2,838 people - Kombaru2,684 people - Kunthoor2,541 people - G0Lithattu2,488 people - Kodimbady2,356 people - Irde2,293 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballya?574221 - How far is Ballya from Mangalore?80 km by road - What is the population of Ballya?2,572 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballya in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Ballya?84.0% (Census 2011)