# Balnadu Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/balnadu/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Balnadu Balnadu is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574243**. The 2011 Census counted **4,026 people in 852 households**, the 23rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 4,026people (2011) - 852households - 83.7%literacy - 574243PIN code ## Balnadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balnadu is 574243.** Balnadu falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574243 - Gram panchayatBalnadu - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617731 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balnadu from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)61 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)9 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 Balnadu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Balnadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Puttur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narimogaru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Balnadu known for? The main crops are **cashew nut and coconut**. About 38% of the 1,416 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Balnadu Of every 100 households in Balnadu in 2011, 81 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Balnadu · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **82% Toilet within the home ****87%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **14% Tap water ****17%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****92%** **79% Television ****48%** **48% Mobile phone ****72%** **69% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Balnadu? ■ Balnadu · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **952 Working population ****54.7%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 78.7% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (2%) · **■** Household industry 436 (20%) · **■** Other work 1,412 (64%) · **■** Marginal 296 (13%) 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 - Ariyadka4,194 people - Nekkiladi4,193 people - Alankaru4,146 people - Savanur4,031 people - Panaje3,946 people - Paduvannur3,845 people - Shanthigodu3,828 people - Sarve3,640 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balnadu?574243 - How far is Balnadu from Mangalore?61 km by road - What is the population of Balnadu?4,026 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balnadu in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balnadu?83.7% (Census 2011)