# Balur Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/balur/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Balur Balur is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 230 households**, the 24th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,033people (2011) - 230households - 81.5%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Balur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balur is 577426.** Balur falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatBalur - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607937 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balur from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)47 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)29 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 Balur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gavtoor - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anandpuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Balur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. Products made here include rice. About 27% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Balur Of every 100 households in Balur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **83% Toilet within the home ****49%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **39% Tap water ****27%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **86% Use banking services ****90%** **83% Television ****61%** **50% Mobile phone ****85%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Balur? ■ Balur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **971 Working population ****42.1%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.9% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (19%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%) 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 Hosanagara - Gubbiga1,124 people - Hosakesare1,114 people - Karimane1,094 people - Bidharalli1,038 people - Manjagalale1,027 people - Bellur975 people - Byse961 people - Aramane Koppa958 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balur?577426 - How far is Balur from Shimoga?47 km by road - What is the population of Balur?1,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balur?81.5% (Census 2011)