# Balluru Village, Alur, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Alur, Hassan 

# Balluru

Balluru is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573218**. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 72 households**, the 115th largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 246people (2011)
- 72households
- 72.1%literacy
- 573218PIN code

## Balluru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balluru is 573218.** Balluru falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573218
- Gram panchayatMagge
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code616372

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

## How far is Balluru from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Alur (nearest town)22 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 Balluru?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ballurapura
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Byrapura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Balluru known for?

The main crops are **ragi and fruits**. About 62% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Balluru

Of every 100 households in Balluru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balluru · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**56%

Tap water ****97%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**41%

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

**7%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****55%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Balluru?

■ Balluru · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**1026

Working population ****44.3%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 62.7% for women. 63% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (48%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%)

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 Alur

- Kodagihalli255 people
- Channapura253 people
- Bhaktharavalli250 people
- Dadadahalli248 people
- Pattana242 people
- Basavanahalli241 people
- Kallakere238 people
- Kanive Basavanahalli238 people

[All 259 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balluru?573218
- How far is Balluru from Hassan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Balluru?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balluru in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balluru?72.1% (Census 2011)