# Balwadgi Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/balwadgi/ Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga # Balwadgi Balwadgi is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585225**. The 2011 Census counted **3,266 people in 600 households**, the 24th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 3,266people (2011) - 600households - 49.0%literacy - 585225PIN code ## Balwadgi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balwadgi is 585225.** Balwadgi falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585225 - Gram panchayatHalkatta - Community development blockChitapur - Census village code620663 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balwadgi from nearby towns? - Chitapur (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)50 km by road - Wadi (nearest town)8 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 Balwadgi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balwadgi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Balwadgi known for? The main crops are **tur dal**. About 86% of the 1,136 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Balwadgi Of every 100 households in Balwadgi in 2011, 65 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balwadgi · ■ Chitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **83% Toilet within the home ****7%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **45% Television ****35%** **38% Mobile phone ****51%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **29% Own their home ****81%** **91% 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 Balwadgi? ■ Balwadgi · ■ Chitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **941 Working population ****40.0%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.0% for men and 40.5% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (25%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 713 (55%) · **■** Marginal 112 (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 Chitapur - Kodadur3,537 people - Gola3,497 people - Hebbal3,487 people - Mangalgi3,424 people - Kardal3,109 people - Malgatti3,097 people - Korwar2,965 people - Gundagurthi2,900 people [All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balwadgi?585225 - How far is Balwadgi from Gulbarga?50 km by road - What is the population of Balwadgi?3,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balwadgi in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balwadgi?49.0% (Census 2011)