# Balekaimane Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Balekaimane

Balekaimane is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581336**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 52 households**, the 157th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 260people (2011)
- 52households
- 82.7%literacy
- 581336PIN code

## Balekaimane PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balekaimane is 581336.** Balekaimane falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581336
- Gram panchayatKodnagadde
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603101

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

## How far is Balekaimane from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)146 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)26 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 Balekaimane?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balekaimane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hancharata
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Balekaimane known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 3% of the 948 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Balekaimane

Of every 100 households in Balekaimane in 2011, 78 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balekaimane · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**55%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**74%

Use banking services ****92%**

**73%

Television ****40%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balekaimane?

■ Balekaimane · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**923

Working population ****51.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 80.0% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (9%) · **■** Other work 72 (54%) · **■** Marginal 40 (30%)

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

- Harepal276 people
- Angodkoppa272 people
- Singanalli265 people
- Kanalli262 people
- Mundagesar260 people
- Gongatta259 people
- Dhoranagiri251 people
- Wadgeri250 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balekaimane?581336
- How far is Balekaimane from Karwar?146 km by road
- What is the population of Balekaimane?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balekaimane in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balekaimane?82.7% (Census 2011)