# Balekoppa Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Balekoppa

Balekoppa is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 51 households**, the 141st largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 234people (2011)
- 51households
- 66.2%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Balekoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balekoppa is 577427.** Balekoppa falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatMuddanahalli
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607800

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

## How far is Balekoppa from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)57 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)7 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 Balekoppa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosuru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shikaripur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Balekoppa known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 78% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Balekoppa

Of every 100 households in Balekoppa in 2011, 84 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balekoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**39%

Tap water ****96%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**89%

Use banking services ****65%**

**75%

Television ****59%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**19%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 Balekoppa?

■ Balekoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**972

Working population ****43.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

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 Shikarpur

- Bhandibhyranahalli270 people
- Madravalli250 people
- Sanyasikoppa249 people
- Bhadrapura248 people
- Siddihalli231 people
- Kadethinahalli204 people
- Idukinahosakoppa184 people
- Sadapura149 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balekoppa?577427
- How far is Balekoppa from Shimoga?57 km by road
- What is the population of Balekoppa?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balekoppa in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balekoppa?66.2% (Census 2011)