Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur # Ballekatte Ballekatte is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572215. The 2011 Census counted 323 people in 76 households, the 166th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 323 people (2011) - 76 households - 69.3% literacy - 572215 PIN code ## Ballekatte PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ballekatte is 572215. Ballekatte falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572215 - Gram panchayat Hullekere - Community development block Turuvekere - Census village code 612277 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ballekatte from nearby towns? - Turuvekere (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 49 km by road - Turuvekere (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ballekatte? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Ballekatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Hullekere - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dhandishivara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ammasandra - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 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 coconuts, arecanut and ragi. About 83% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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, 86 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ballekatte · ■ Turuvekere rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 91% - Toilet within the home 10% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 76% - Tap water 10% 59% - Drinking water within premises 29% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 93% - Use banking services 36% 48% - Television 74% 55% - Mobile phone 67% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 30% 24% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 5% 14% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ballekatte? ■ Ballekatte · ■ Turuvekere rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.3% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 930 - Working population 39.6% 50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (15%) · ■ Other work 14 (11%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Turuvekere - Marappanahalli 329 people - Harikaranahalli 326 people - Angadigere 325 people - Arisinadahalli 323 people - Hulisandra 310 people - Bytharahosahalli 309 people - Hitalakoppa 306 people - Yaradahalli 305 people All 243 villages in Turuvekere ## Other places named Ballekatte - Ballekatte · Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur · 1,039 people - Ballekatte · Village, Tiptur, Tumkur · 221 people - Ballekatte · Village, Tiptur, Tumkur · 109 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballekatte? 572215 - How far is Ballekatte from Tumkur? 49 km by road - What is the population of Ballekatte? 323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballekatte in? Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Ballekatte? 69.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/ballekatte/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.