# Balagunda Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/balagunda/ Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu # Balagunda Balagunda is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571236**. The 2011 Census counted **3,676 people in 904 households**, the 11th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 3,676people (2011) - 904households - 78.5%literacy - 571236PIN code ## Balagunda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balagunda is 571236.** Balagunda falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571236 - Gram panchayatBelur - Community development blockSomvarpet - Census village code617936 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balagunda from nearby towns? - Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)44 km by road - Somwarpet (nearest town)4 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 Balagunda? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Balagunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Somvarpet - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Somwarpet - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Somvarpet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Balagunda known for? The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. About 81% of the 627 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 Balagunda Of every 100 households in Balagunda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balagunda · ■ Somvarpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **84% Toilet within the home ****95%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **23% Tap water ****75%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **74% Use banking services ****62%** **70% Television ****54%** **59% Mobile phone ****44%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****24%** **13% Own their home ****68%** **76% 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 Balagunda? ■ Balagunda · ■ Somvarpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **979 Working population ****54.8%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.7% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,786 (89%) · **■** Marginal 153 (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 Somvarpet - Choudlu5,309 people - Cherala Srimangala3,901 people - Thorenur3,821 people - Doddakodli3,769 people - Andagove3,648 people - 7 Th Hosakote3,624 people - Garagandur3,361 people - Hebbale3,244 people [All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balagunda?571236 - How far is Balagunda from Madikeri?44 km by road - What is the population of Balagunda?3,676 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balagunda in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balagunda?78.5% (Census 2011)