# Balinge Village, Karvir, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karvir, Kolhapur 

# Balinge

Balinge is a village in Karvir sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416010**. The 2011 Census counted **5,158 people in 1,163 households**, the 21st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 5,158people (2011)
- 1,163households
- 85.4%literacy
- 416010PIN code

## Balinge PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balinge is 416010.** Balinge falls in Karvir sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416010
- Community development blockKarvir
- Census village code567388

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

## How far is Balinge from nearby towns?

- Kolhapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)10 km by road
- Kolhapur (nearest town)10 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 Balinge?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Balinge; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kolhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kolhapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Balinge known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include sugar. About 85% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Balinge

Of every 100 households in Balinge in 2011, 97 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Balinge · ■ Karvir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**53%

Use banking services ****80%**

**80%

Television ****77%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****79%**

**91%

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 Balinge?

■ Balinge · ■ Karvir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**808

Working population ****35.2%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 80.2% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (8%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,360 (75%) · **■** Marginal 75 (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 Karvir

- Kaneriwadi5,397 people
- Koparde5,311 people
- Shiroli Dumala5,285 people
- Washi5,244 people
- Nagadewadi4,981 people
- Kerle4,951 people
- Koge4,920 people
- Dindnevli4,807 people

[All 121 villages in Karvir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/karvir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balinge?416010
- How far is Balinge from Kolhapur?10 km by road
- What is the population of Balinge?5,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balinge in?Kolhapur district (Karvir sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balinge?85.4% (Census 2011)