# Balagatte Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Balagatte

Balagatte is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577415**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 97 households**, the 132nd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 389people (2011)
- 97households
- 78.1%literacy
- 577415PIN code

## Balagatte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balagatte is 577415.** Balagatte falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577415
- Gram panchayatDevangi
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608240

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

## How far is Balagatte from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)68 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)8 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 Balagatte?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balagatte; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Balagatte known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 20% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Balagatte

Of every 100 households in Balagatte in 2011, 99 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Balagatte · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**29%

Tap water ****33%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**37%

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

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**79%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****65%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Balagatte?

■ Balagatte · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**944

Working population ****62.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 70.4% for women. 73% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (16%) · **■** Marginal 35 (14%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Kaveri398 people
- Jogikoppa392 people
- Bogarukoppa391 people
- Hedduru390 people
- Maragalale389 people
- Basavanagadde388 people
- Kombinakai374 people
- Lakkunda374 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balagatte?577415
- How far is Balagatte from Shimoga?68 km by road
- What is the population of Balagatte?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagatte in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balagatte?78.1% (Census 2011)