# Balkur Village, Kundapura, Udupi (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/udupi/kundapura/balkur/ Village · Kundapura, Udupi # Balkur Balkur is a village in Kundapura sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **576211**. The 2011 Census counted **2,998 people in 584 households**, the 51st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%. - 2,998people (2011) - 584households - 79.0%literacy - 576211PIN code ## Balkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balkur is 576211.** Balkur falls in Kundapura sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka. - PIN code576211 - Gram panchayatBalkur - Community development blockKundapura - Census village code608740 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balkur from nearby towns? - Kundapura (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Udupi (district HQ)49 km by road - Kundapur (nearest town)6 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 Balkur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Balkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basrur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basrur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kundapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Balkur known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 43% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Balkur Of every 100 households in Balkur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balkur · ■ Kundapura rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **87% Toilet within the home ****92%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **21% Tap water ****23%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **76% Use banking services ****99%** **92% Television ****65%** **59% Mobile phone ****85%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **6% 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 Balkur? ■ Balkur · ■ Kundapura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **80.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117** **1132 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **961 Working population ****37.5%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 71.6% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 835 (74%) · **■** Marginal 29 (3%) 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 Kundapura - Trashi3,140 people - Thagarasi3,108 people - Anagalli3,060 people - Amasebailu3,034 people - Mudoor2,973 people - Chittoor2,917 people - Hakladi2,883 people - Halady2,791 people [All 98 villages in Kundapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/udupi/kundapura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balkur?576211 - How far is Balkur from Udupi?49 km by road - What is the population of Balkur?2,998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkur in?Udupi district (Kundapura sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balkur?79.0% (Census 2011)