# Balegadde Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/balegadde/ Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada # Balegadde Balegadde is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581336**. The 2011 Census counted **724 people in 177 households**, the 48th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 724people (2011) - 177households - 84.8%literacy - 581336PIN code ## Balegadde PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balegadde is 581336.** Balegadde falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581336 - Gram panchayatItguli - Community development blockSirsi - Census village code603141 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balegadde from nearby towns? - Sirsi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)128 km by road - Sirsi (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 Balegadde? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balegadde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirsi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirsi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sirsi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Balegadde known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 12% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Balegadde Of every 100 households in Balegadde in 2011, 88 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balegadde · ■ Sirsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****66%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **74% Use banking services ****73%** **73% Television ****56%** **52% Mobile phone ****55%** **46% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****15%** **14% Own their home ****97%** **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 Balegadde? ■ Balegadde · ■ Sirsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718** **923 Working population ****57.0%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.3% for women. 68% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (34%) · **■** Marginal 58 (14%) 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 Sirsi - Shivagaon768 people - Hulgol765 people - Hostota737 people - Koligar733 people - Sirsimakki719 people - Kalkuni718 people - Neggu699 people - Benagaon695 people [All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balegadde?581336 - How far is Balegadde from Karwar?128 km by road - What is the population of Balegadde?724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balegadde in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balegadde?84.8% (Census 2011)