# Balpa Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/balpa/ Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada # Balpa Balpa is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574232**. The 2011 Census counted **2,973 people in 698 households**, the 18th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 2,973people (2011) - 698households - 84.0%literacy - 574232PIN code ## Balpa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balpa is 574232.** Balpa falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574232 - Gram panchayatBalpa - Community development blockSulya - Census village code617782 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balpa from nearby towns? - Sulya (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)98 km by road - Sulya (nearest town)38 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 Balpa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Aivathoklu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Subramanya - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalmadaka - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Balpa known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. Products made here include bricks, hollow blocks, beedi and leaf cup. About 27% of the 1,552 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Balpa Of every 100 households in Balpa in 2011, 76 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Balpa · ■ Sulya rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **78% Toilet within the home ****80%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **20% Tap water ****16%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **90% Use banking services ****95%** **85% Television ****37%** **45% Mobile phone ****72%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **10% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **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 Balpa? ■ Balpa · ■ Sulya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **976 Working population ****55.9%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 79.7% for women. 67% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 169 (10%) · **■** Other work 1,393 (84%) · **■** Marginal 94 (6%) 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 - Aivathoklu3,453 people - Markanja3,436 people - Ubaradka Mittur3,362 people - Peruvaje3,011 people - Nellurkembraje2,848 people - Yenekallu2,684 people - Amarapadnoor2,635 people - Murulya2,597 people [All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balpa?574232 - How far is Balpa from Mangalore?98 km by road - What is the population of Balpa?2,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balpa in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balpa?84.0% (Census 2011)