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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Balige

Balige is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577421**. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 92 households**, the 114th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 435people (2011)
- 92households
- 56.6%literacy
- 577421PIN code

## Balige PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balige is 577421.** Balige falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577421
- Gram panchayatChannagonda
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607134

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

## How far is Balige from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)155 km by road
- Bhatkal (nearest town)30 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 Balige?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balige; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Balige known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 2% of the 2,355 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Balige

Of every 100 households in Balige in 2011, 86 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balige · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****67%**

**82%

Television ****19%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balige?

■ Balige · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**955

Working population ****35.4%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 54.5% for women. 67% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (13%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%)

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

- Haleikkeri459 people
- Bellanne452 people
- Khyra451 people
- Shiraguppe449 people
- Iginabylu428 people
- Shettisara427 people
- Heggodu421 people
- Balegundi415 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balige?577421
- How far is Balige from Shimoga?155 km by road
- What is the population of Balige?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balige in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balige?56.6% (Census 2011)