# Balagodu Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/balagodu/ Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada # Balagodu Balagodu is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 329 households**, the 35th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 1,313people (2011) - 329households - 86.0%literacy - 574218PIN code ## Balagodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balagodu is 574218.** Balagodu falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574218 - Gram panchayatHariharapallathadka - Community development blockSulya - Census village code617789 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balagodu from nearby towns? - Sulya (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)120 km by road - Sulya (nearest town)30 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 Balagodu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Balagodu; 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 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Subramanya - ○Degree college10+ km · Subramanya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalmadka - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Balagodu known for? The main crops are **arecanut and pepper**. About 6% of the 3,646 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Balagodu Of every 100 households in Balagodu in 2011, 75 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balagodu · ■ Sulya rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **78% Toilet within the home ****68%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **20% Tap water ****4%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****95%** **85% Television ****34%** **45% Mobile phone ****40%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **10% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **92% 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 Balagodu? ■ Balagodu · ■ Sulya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156** **976 Working population ****55.0%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 80.6% for women. 70% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 673 (93%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%) 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 Sulya - Madappady1,757 people - Mupperia1,707 people - Yenmooru1,679 people - Kuthkunja1,671 people - Pambethady1,267 people - Kenya1,185 people - Kalmakaru1,167 people - Hariharapallathadka1,011 people [All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balagodu?574218 - How far is Balagodu from Mangalore?120 km by road - What is the population of Balagodu?1,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balagodu in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balagodu?86.0% (Census 2011)