# Balaganchi Village, Channarayapatna, Hassan (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/balaganchi/ Village · Channarayapatna, Hassan # Balaganchi Balaganchi is a village in Channarayapatna sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 277 households**, the 38th largest of 375 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,167people (2011) - 277households - 68.4%literacy - 573116PIN code ## Balaganchi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balaganchi is 573116.** Balaganchi falls in Channarayapatna sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka. - PIN code573116 - Gram panchayatBalaganchi - Community development blockChannarayapatna - Census village code617362 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balaganchi from nearby towns? - Channarayapatna (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Hassan (district HQ)65 km by road - Channarayapatna (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 Balaganchi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Balaganchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Hirisave - ○Degree college10+ km · Channarayapatna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hirisave - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Balaganchi known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 59% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Balaganchi Of every 100 households in Balaganchi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balaganchi · ■ Channarayapatna rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****21%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **92% Use banking services ****93%** **79% Television ****75%** **59% Mobile phone ****80%** **56% Computer with internet ****6%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Balaganchi? ■ Balaganchi · ■ Channarayapatna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **962 Working population ****57.7%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 60.0% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (16%) · **■** Household industry 43 (6%) · **■** Other work 53 (8%) · **■** Marginal 166 (25%) 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 Channarayapatna - Cholenahalli1,235 people - Kalkere1,186 people - S.Shivara1,179 people - Kantharajapura1,175 people - Kodihalli1,156 people - Mathigatta1,140 people - Akkanahalli1,135 people - Juttanahalli1,130 people [All 384 villages in Channarayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balaganchi?573116 - How far is Balaganchi from Hassan?65 km by road - What is the population of Balaganchi?1,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balaganchi in?Hassan district (Channarayapatna sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balaganchi?68.4% (Census 2011)