Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Balenahalli Balenahalli is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572226. The 2011 Census counted 75 people in 17 households, the 202nd largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 75 people (2011) - 17 households - 79.7% literacy - 572226 PIN code ## Balenahalli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balenahalli is 572226. Balenahalli falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572226 - Gram panchayat Kandikere - Community development block Chiknayakanhalli - Census village code 610144 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balenahalli from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 75 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balenahalli? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Balenahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kandikere - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balenahalli known for? The main crops are ragi and arecanut. About 61% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balenahalli Of every 100 households in Balenahalli in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balenahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 86% - Toilet within the home 0% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85% - Tap water 0% 51% - Drinking water within premises 22% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 39% 46% - Television 28% 46% - Mobile phone 89% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 24% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balenahalli? ■ Balenahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.7% 74.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1143 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 995 - Working population 38.7% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 76.5% for women. 71% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (10%) · ■ Household industry 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 10 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chiknayakanhalli - Kottigal 118 people - Ganganaikanahalli 90 people - Kurihalli Kaval 90 people - Kurubarahalli 83 people - Nagenahalli 65 people - Ankasandra Kavalu 64 people - Pinnenahalli 64 people - Kopparigehalu 41 people All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balenahalli? 572226 - How far is Balenahalli from Tumkur? 75 km by road - What is the population of Balenahalli? 75 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balenahalli in? Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balenahalli? 79.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/balenahalli-610144/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.