# Balur Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/balur/ Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore # Balur Balur is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635808**. The 2011 Census counted **6,147 people in 1,412 households**, the 6th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 6,147people (2011) - 1,412households - 71.1%literacy - 635808PIN code ## Balur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balur is 635808.** Balur falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635808 - Gram panchayatBalur , Kothur - Community development blockPernampattu - Census village code630324 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balur from nearby towns? - Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)58 km by road - Pernampattu (nearest town)7 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 Balur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Balur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pernampattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Balur known for? The main crops are **coconut, mango and paddy**. Products made here include diamond, coir and shoes. About 48% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Balur Of every 100 households in Balur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balur · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **76% Tap water ****94%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **75% Use banking services ****24%** **31% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****48%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Balur? ■ Balur · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **944 Working population ****45.7%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 64.2% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 493 (18%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,421 (51%) · **■** Marginal 627 (22%) 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 Gudiyatham - Erikuthi8,057 people - Kallapadi6,919 people - Ramalai6,657 people - Erthangal6,635 people - Goodanagaram5,977 people - Chinnadamal Cheruvu5,912 people - Modikuppam5,717 people - Thottithoraimottur5,221 people [All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balur?635808 - How far is Balur from Vellore?58 km by road - What is the population of Balur?6,147 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balur in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Balur?71.1% (Census 2011)