# Ballekere Village, Krishnarajpet, Mandya (Karnataka) (3) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mandya/krishnarajpet/ballekere-613525/ Village · Krishnarajpet, Mandya # Ballekere Ballekere is a village in Krishnarajpet sub-district of Mandya district, Karnataka, PIN code **571426**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 102 households**, the 221st largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 381people (2011) - 102households - 58.9%literacy - 571426PIN code ## Ballekere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ballekere is 571426.** Ballekere falls in Krishnarajpet sub-district, Mandya district, Karnataka. - PIN code571426 - Gram panchayatBallekere - Community development blockKrishnarajpet - Census village code613525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ballekere from nearby towns? - Krishnarajapet (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Mandya (district HQ)49 km by road - Krishnarajapet (nearest town)16 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 Ballekere? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Ballekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Krishnarajpet - ○Degree college10+ km · Krishnarajapet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Krishnarajapet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Ballekere known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 51% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Ballekere Of every 100 households in Ballekere in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ballekere · ■ Krishnarajpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****0%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **85% Tap water ****26%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****56%** **71% Television ****85%** **50% Mobile phone ****98%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****38%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Ballekere? ■ Ballekere · ■ Krishnarajpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****462** **962 Working population ****76.4%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 76% of men and 76% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (22%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 108 (37%) 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 Krishnarajpet - K.G.Kodihalli391 people - Navilumaranahalli387 people - Doddaharanahalli383 people - Bettadahosur382 people - Beekanahalli381 people - Molenahalli378 people - Kundanahalli376 people - Murukanahalli373 people [All 316 villages in Krishnarajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mandya/krishnarajpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballekere?571426 - How far is Ballekere from Mandya?49 km by road - What is the population of Ballekere?381 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballekere in?Mandya district (Krishnarajpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Ballekere?58.9% (Census 2011)