# Ballekere Village, Tiptur, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tiptur, Tumkur 

# Ballekere

Ballekere is a village in Tiptur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572224**. The 2011 Census counted **837 people in 216 households**, the 60th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 837people (2011)
- 216households
- 75.8%literacy
- 572224PIN code

## Ballekere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ballekere is 572224.** Ballekere falls in Tiptur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572224
- Gram panchayatBajaguru
- Community development blockTiptur
- Census village code612168

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

## How far is Ballekere from nearby towns?

- Tiptur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Tiptur (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 Ballekere?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ballekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hunaseghatta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R14987
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R14987
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ballekere known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, arecanut and ragi**. About 70% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Ballekere

Of every 100 households in Ballekere in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ballekere · ■ Tiptur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****65%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Ballekere?

■ Ballekere · ■ Tiptur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****525**

**995

Working population ****54.7%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 71% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 113 (25%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%)

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 Tiptur

- Burudeghatta849 people
- Aladahalli848 people
- Sannenahalli848 people
- Gedlahalli847 people
- Yagachikatti834 people
- Bommenahalli827 people
- Hedagarahalli826 people
- Lingadahalli825 people

[All 231 villages in Tiptur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tiptur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ballekere?572224
- How far is Ballekere from Tumkur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Ballekere?837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ballekere in?Tumkur district (Tiptur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Ballekere?75.8% (Census 2011)