# Balekani Village, Yellapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Yellapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Balekani

Balekani is a village in Yellapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581359**. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 38 households**, the 78th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 173people (2011)
- 38households
- 95.6%literacy
- 581359PIN code

## Balekani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balekani is 581359.** Balekani falls in Yellapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581359
- Gram panchayatNandolli
- Community development blockYellapur
- Census village code602930

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

## How far is Balekani from nearby towns?

- Yellapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)113 km by road
- Yellapur (nearest town)13 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 Balekani?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balekani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yellapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Balekani known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 10% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Balekani

Of every 100 households in Balekani in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Balekani · ■ Yellapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

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

**70%

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

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**84%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****70%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Balekani?

■ Balekani · ■ Yellapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.6%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**959

Working population ****57.8%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 91.4% for women. 70% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (27%)

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

- Bidralli209 people
- Hitlasara204 people
- Baichgod202 people
- Beegar192 people
- Targar171 people
- Halasinkoppa163 people
- Malalgaon159 people
- Chikkumane155 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balekani?581359
- How far is Balekani from Karwar?113 km by road
- What is the population of Balekani?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balekani in?Uttara Kannada district (Yellapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balekani?95.6% (Census 2011)