# Balekai Village, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Balekai

Balekai is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581340**. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 41 households**, the 141st largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 164people (2011)
- 41households
- 92.1%literacy
- 581340PIN code

## Balekai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balekai is 581340.** Balekai falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581340
- Gram panchayatTarehalli - Kansur
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603589

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

## How far is Balekai from nearby towns?

- Siddapur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)168 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)14 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 Balekai?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Balekai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Govingudda
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Heggarani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Balekai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 5% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balekai

Of every 100 households in Balekai in 2011, 83 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balekai · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**88%

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

**42%

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

**58%

Tap water ****36%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**82%

Use banking services ****57%**

**75%

Television ****26%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Balekai?

■ Balekai · ■ Siddapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**937

Working population ****47.6%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 88.9% for women. 70% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (46%) · **■** Other work 13 (17%) · **■** Marginal 14 (18%)

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 Siddapur

- Kalkatte Hunasekoppa179 people
- Kodsar-Halkani177 people
- Kadavadi174 people
- Ghattikai173 people
- Bikkalse158 people
- Talekeri148 people
- Maghegar144 people
- Kulibid134 people

[All 196 villages in Siddapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/siddapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balekai?581340
- How far is Balekai from Karwar?168 km by road
- What is the population of Balekai?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balekai in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balekai?92.1% (Census 2011)