# Balugodu Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/balugodu/ Village · Virajpet, Kodagu # Balugodu Balugodu is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571218**. The 2011 Census counted **2,013 people in 434 households**, the 31st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 2,013people (2011) - 434households - 87.8%literacy - 571218PIN code ## Balugodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balugodu is 571218.** Balugodu falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571218 - Gram panchayatBittangala - Community development blockVirajpet - Census village code618015 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balugodu from nearby towns? - Virajpet (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)33 km by road - Virajpet (nearest town)3 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 Balugodu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Balugodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Virajpet - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Virajpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Balugodu known for? The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 63% of the 846 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 Balugodu Of every 100 households in Balugodu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Balugodu · ■ Virajpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **79% Toilet within the home ****86%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **20% Tap water ****6%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **74% Use banking services ****85%** **61% Television ****60%** **54% Mobile phone ****58%** **53% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **15% None of these assets ****9%** **15% Own their home ****80%** **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 Balugodu? ■ Balugodu · ■ Virajpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **996 Working population ****45.2%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 85.0% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 706 (78%) · **■** Marginal 26 (3%) 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 - Nittur2,223 people - Hudikeri2,063 people - Nemmale East And West2,042 people - Maldare2,027 people - Devanur1,909 people - Dhanugala1,893 people - Kothur1,816 people - Kanur1,796 people [All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balugodu?571218 - How far is Balugodu from Madikeri?33 km by road - What is the population of Balugodu?2,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balugodu in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balugodu?87.8% (Census 2011)