# Balehosur Village, Shirhatti, Gadag (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shirhatti, Gadag 

# Balehosur

Balehosur is a village in Shirhatti sub-district of Gadag district, Karnataka, PIN code **582116**. The 2011 Census counted **5,970 people in 1,037 households**, the 4th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 5,970people (2011)
- 1,037households
- 65.2%literacy
- 582116PIN code

## Balehosur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balehosur is 582116.** Balehosur falls in Shirhatti sub-district, Gadag district, Karnataka.

- PIN code582116
- Gram panchayatBalehosur
- Community development blockShirhatti
- Census village code602092

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balehosur from nearby towns?

- Shirhatti (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadag (district HQ)60 km by road
- Lakshmeshwar (nearest town)25 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 Balehosur?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Balehosur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bellatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bellatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laxmeshwar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Balehosur known for?

The main crops are **jowar, ground nut and sunflower**. About 83% of the 3,423 hectares of village land is sown, and 412 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 Balehosur

Of every 100 households in Balehosur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balehosur · ■ Shirhatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****90%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**76%

Television ****25%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Balehosur?

■ Balehosur · ■ Shirhatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**940

Working population ****48.3%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 53.6% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 777 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,322 (46%) · **■** Household industry 117 (4%) · **■** Other work 418 (14%) · **■** Marginal 250 (9%)

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 Shirhatti

- Shigli11,159 people
- Bellatti6,999 people
- Suranagi6,657 people
- Yalavatti4,731 people
- Magadi4,666 people
- Bannikoppa3,809 people
- Kadakol3,531 people

[All 87 villages in Shirhatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gadag/shirhatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balehosur?582116
- How far is Balehosur from Gadag?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balehosur?5,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balehosur in?Gadag district (Shirhatti sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balehosur?65.2% (Census 2011)