# Balkal Village, Shahpur, Yadgir (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Yadgir 

# Balkal

Balkal is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Yadgir district, Karnataka, PIN code **585319**. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 166 households**, the 103rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 948people (2011)
- 166households
- 40.6%literacy
- 585319PIN code

## Balkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balkal is 585319.** Balkal falls in Shahpur sub-district, Yadgir district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585319
- Gram panchayatChattanhalli
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code621142

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

## How far is Balkal from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Yadgir (district HQ)17 km by road
- Yadgir (nearest town)17 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 Balkal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yadgir
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yadgir
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yadgir
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Balkal known for?

The main crops are **pulses and bajra**. About 80% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Balkal

Of every 100 households in Balkal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balkal · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****99%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Balkal?

■ Balkal · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.6%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**952

Working population ****43.5%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.6% for men and 35.4% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 187 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%)

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 Shahpur

- Kodamanhalli1,016 people
- Manginhal1,008 people
- Nadihal992 people
- Ingalgi987 people
- Arjungi947 people
- Machnoor939 people
- Tonnur937 people
- Kodal922 people

[All 149 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/yadgir/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balkal?585319
- How far is Balkal from Yadgir?17 km by road
- What is the population of Balkal?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkal in?Yadgir district (Shahpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Balkal?40.6% (Census 2011)