# Balegaru Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/balegaru/ Village · Sagar, Shimoga # Balegaru Balegaru is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577430**. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 113 households**, the 102nd largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 502people (2011) - 113households - 79.9%literacy - 577430PIN code ## Balegaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balegaru is 577430.** Balegaru falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577430 - Gram panchayatMarthur - Community development blockSagar - Census village code607166 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balegaru from nearby towns? - Sagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)88 km by road - Sagar (nearest town)13 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 Balegaru? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balegaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talaguppa - ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Balegaru known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Balegaru Of every 100 households in Balegaru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balegaru · ■ Sagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **85% Toilet within the home ****53%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****97%** **82% Television ****54%** **50% Mobile phone ****76%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **11% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Balegaru? ■ Balegaru · ■ Sagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444** **955 Working population ****51.6%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 70% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (20%) · **■** Marginal 46 (18%) 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 Sagar - Benkatavalli517 people - Shankanna Shanubhog508 people - Iruvakki507 people - Maradavalli503 people - Balasagodu490 people - Satalalu486 people - Bilagodi477 people - Adagalale474 people [All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balegaru?577430 - How far is Balegaru from Shimoga?88 km by road - What is the population of Balegaru?502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balegaru in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balegaru?79.9% (Census 2011)