# Balagar Village, Yellapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Yellapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Balagar

Balagar is a village in Yellapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581337**. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 143 households**, the 25th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 627people (2011)
- 143households
- 92.3%literacy
- 581337PIN code

## Balagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balagar is 581337.** Balagar falls in Yellapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581337
- Gram panchayatDehalli
- Community development blockYellapur
- Census village code602899

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

## How far is Balagar from nearby towns?

- Yellapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)97 km by road
- Yellapur (nearest town)16 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 Balagar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balagar; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yellapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Balagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cardamom**. About 10% of the 1,307 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Balagar

Of every 100 households in Balagar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balagar · ■ Yellapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**30%

Tap water ****13%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**84%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****60%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**24%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Balagar?

■ Balagar · ■ Yellapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**959

Working population ****40.2%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 88.5% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (33%) · **■** Other work 129 (51%)

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 Yellapur

- Kolikeri824 people
- Hasanagi800 people
- Hittlalli785 people
- Telangar719 people
- Vajralli552 people
- Shiranala537 people
- Ilehalli509 people
- Magod505 people

[All 125 villages in Yellapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/yellapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balagar?581337
- How far is Balagar from Karwar?97 km by road
- What is the population of Balagar?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagar in?Uttara Kannada district (Yellapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balagar?92.3% (Census 2011)