# Balenahalli Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Balenahalli

Balenahalli is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572216**. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 80 households**, the 167th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 325people (2011)
- 80households
- 68.6%literacy
- 572216PIN code

## Balenahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balenahalli is 572216.** Balenahalli falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572216
- Gram panchayatDugudihalli
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610235

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

## How far is Balenahalli from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)9 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 Balenahalli?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balenahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Settikere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

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 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Balenahalli

Of every 100 households in Balenahalli in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balenahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****48%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****37%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Balenahalli?

■ Balenahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**995

Working population ****65.5%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 63.9% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 106 (50%)

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 Chiknayakanhalli

- Ajjenahalli350 people
- Karehalli347 people
- Hutchanahalli336 people
- Tarikatte331 people
- Panajanahalli310 people
- Vaderahalli295 people
- Hanumanthanahalli292 people
- Chattasandra290 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balenahalli?572216
- How far is Balenahalli from Tumkur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Balenahalli?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balenahalli in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balenahalli?68.6% (Census 2011)