# Balesar Village, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Balesar

Balesar is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581355**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 95 households**, the 81st largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 405people (2011)
- 95households
- 85.0%literacy
- 581355PIN code

## Balesar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balesar is 581355.** Balesar falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581355
- Gram panchayatHasaragod
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603563

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

## How far is Balesar from nearby towns?

- Siddapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)175 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)30 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 Balesar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kallabbe
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Balesar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 11% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Balesar

Of every 100 households in Balesar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Balesar · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**82%

Use banking services ****85%**

**75%

Television ****62%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**17%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Balesar?

■ Balesar · ■ Siddapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**937

Working population ****66.2%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 80.9% for women. 69% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (65%) · **■** Marginal 92 (34%)

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

- Dodmane419 people
- Mulgunda417 people
- Muttige416 people
- Unchalli415 people
- Handiyane Math401 people
- Tyagali400 people
- Nirgan392 people
- Kunaji385 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balesar?581355
- How far is Balesar from Karwar?175 km by road
- What is the population of Balesar?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balesar in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balesar?85.0% (Census 2011)