# Baluru Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Baluru

Baluru is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 367 households**, the 34th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,703people (2011)
- 367households
- 64.3%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Baluru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatJakkinakoppa
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607813

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

## How far is Baluru from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)71 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)16 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 Baluru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Baluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosuru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Baluru known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 48% of the 1,436 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Baluru

Of every 100 households in Baluru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baluru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

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

**60%

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

**39%

Tap water ****89%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****89%**

**75%

Television ****32%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baluru?

■ Baluru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**972

Working population ****36.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 50.3% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 167 (27%)

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

- Harogoppa1,774 people
- Hirejamburu1,758 people
- Narasapura1,753 people
- Nallinakoppa1,745 people
- Dabbanabhyranahalli1,684 people
- Malavalli1,635 people
- Gogga1,610 people
- Haraguvalli1,604 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baluru?577427
- How far is Baluru from Shimoga?71 km by road
- What is the population of Baluru?1,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baluru in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Baluru?64.3% (Census 2011)