# Balegundi Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Balegundi

Balegundi is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 100 households**, the 118th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 415people (2011)
- 100households
- 73.6%literacy
- 577412PIN code

## Balegundi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balegundi is 577412.** Balegundi falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577412
- Gram panchayatUlluru
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607218

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

## How far is Balegundi from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)12 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 Balegundi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balegundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Balegundi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 29% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Balegundi

Of every 100 households in Balegundi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balegundi · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**40%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****62%**

**82%

Television ****70%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Balegundi?

■ Balegundi · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1350**

**955

Working population ****40.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 65.6% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 69 (41%) · **■** Marginal 33 (20%)

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

- Balige435 people
- Iginabylu428 people
- Shettisara427 people
- Heggodu421 people
- Nelahari412 people
- Gantinakoppa411 people
- Eli405 people
- Kolur405 people

[All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balegundi?577412
- How far is Balegundi from Shimoga?65 km by road
- What is the population of Balegundi?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balegundi in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balegundi?73.6% (Census 2011)