# Balele Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Balele

Balele is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571219**. The 2011 Census counted **3,071 people in 856 households**, the 17th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 3,071people (2011)
- 856households
- 69.5%literacy
- 571219PIN code

## Balele PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balele is 571219.** Balele falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571219
- Gram panchayatBalele
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618081

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

## How far is Balele from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)18 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 Balele?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Balele; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gonieoppal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gonikoppal
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Balele known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 80% of the 1,635 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 Balele

Of every 100 households in Balele in 2011, 79 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Balele · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**20%

Tap water ****43%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**74%

Use banking services ****35%**

**61%

Television ****46%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**15%

None of these assets ****30%**

**15%

Own their home ****49%**

**60%

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 Balele?

■ Balele · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**996

Working population ****54.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,433 (86%) · **■** Marginal 77 (5%)

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 Virajpet

- Karmadu3,335 people
- Mekur Hosakeri3,324 people
- Badaga3,295 people
- Nokya3,128 people
- T. Shettigeri2,977 people
- Kedamullur2,966 people
- Guhya2,924 people
- Hosoor2,805 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balele?571219
- How far is Balele from Madikeri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balele?3,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balele in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balele?69.5% (Census 2011)