Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Ballekatte Ballekatte is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572218. The 2011 Census counted 1,039 people in 258 households, the 50th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,039 people (2011) - 258 households - 71.1% literacy - 572218 PIN code ## Ballekatte PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ballekatte is 572218. Ballekatte falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572218 - Gram panchayat Doddabidare - Community development block Chiknayakanhalli - Census village code 610122 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ballekatte from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 80 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ballekatte? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ballekatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Huliyar - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Huliyar - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Huliyar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ballekatte known for? The main crops are ragi and tur dal. About 70% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ballekatte Of every 100 households in Ballekatte in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ballekatte · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 86% - Toilet within the home 34% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 85% - Tap water 2% 51% - Drinking water within premises 4% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 95% - Use banking services 67% 46% - Television 56% 46% - Mobile phone 58% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 15% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 20% 24% - Own their home 95% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ballekatte? ■ Ballekatte · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 74.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1053 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 892 995 - Working population 51.3% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 66% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 25 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (2%) · ■ Household industry 17 (3%) · ■ Other work 450 (84%) · ■ Marginal 30 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chiknayakanhalli - Naduvanahalli 1,143 people - Bhattarahalli 1,099 people - Pochkatte 1,064 people - Honnebagi 1,040 people - Barakanahalu 1,037 people - Aralikere 1,027 people - Jayachamarajapura 1,027 people - Ramaghatta 1,016 people All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballekatte? 572218 - How far is Ballekatte from Tumkur? 80 km by road - What is the population of Ballekatte? 1,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballekatte in? Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Ballekatte? 71.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/ballekatte/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.