Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada # Balgar Balgar is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 581340. The 2011 Census counted 142 people in 32 households, the 197th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 142 people (2011) - 32 households - 97.0% literacy - 581340 PIN code ## Balgar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balgar is 581340. Balgar falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code 581340 - Gram panchayat Kangod - Community development block Sirsi - Census village code 603244 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balgar from nearby towns? - Sirsi (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Karwar (district HQ) 134 km by road - Sirsi (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balgar? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Balgar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banavasi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sirsi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sirsi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balgar known for? The main crops are paddy and chillies. About 21% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balgar Of every 100 households in Balgar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balgar · ■ Sirsi rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 92% - Toilet within the home 82% 62% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 36% - Tap water 3% 9% - Drinking water within premises 82% 55% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 74% - Use banking services 100% 73% - Television 64% 52% - Mobile phone 52% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 39% 27% - Car / jeep / van 3% 5% - None of these assets 6% 14% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balgar? ■ Balgar · ■ Sirsi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 97.0% 85.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1029 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 923 - Working population 38.7% 49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 97.0% for women. 66% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 53 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sirsi - Ummadi 148 people - Devimane 145 people - Kogod 144 people - Mudgar 144 people - Hosur 141 people - Fharsi 134 people - Heggar 132 people - Kondalgi 131 people All 228 villages in Sirsi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balgar? 581340 - How far is Balgar from Karwar? 134 km by road - What is the population of Balgar? 142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balgar in? Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balgar? 97.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/balgar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.