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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Balagodu

Balagodu is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577414**. The 2011 Census counted **108 people in 32 households**, the 219th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 108people (2011)
- 32households
- 88.6%literacy
- 577414PIN code

## Balagodu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balagodu is 577414.** Balagodu falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577414
- Gram panchayatAralasurali
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608089

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

## How far is Balagodu from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)82 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)24 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 Balagodu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balagodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mullkev I
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Balagodu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 25% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Balagodu

Of every 100 households in Balagodu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balagodu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**29%

Tap water ****47%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**79%

Use banking services ****97%**

**81%

Television ****75%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**24%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balagodu?

■ Balagodu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**1030

Working population ****45.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 85.7% for women. 69% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (45%) · **■** Other work 8 (16%) · **■** Marginal 19 (39%)

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

- Hodalakutra119 people
- Bylubadagi118 people
- Thumbramane115 people
- Khabgal111 people
- Nekragodu105 people
- Halaga104 people
- Horabailu101 people
- Kimmane101 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balagodu?577414
- How far is Balagodu from Shimoga?82 km by road
- What is the population of Balagodu?108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagodu in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balagodu?88.6% (Census 2011)