Balkal, Shahpur, Yadgir, Karnataka, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balkal


The village Balkal is located in Shahpur Taluk of Yadgir District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Chattanhalli Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shahpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Yadgir, which is about 17 kilometers away from Balkal.

Travel and Communication for Balkal


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balkal,
Yadgir,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 585319

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balkal


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balkal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balkal is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balkal


As per available data from the year 2009, 948 persons live in 166 house holds in the village Balkal. There are 471 female individuals and 477 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.68% and males constitute 50.32% of the total population.

There are 259 scheduled castes persons of which 123 are females and 136 are males. Females constitute 47.49% and males constitute 52.51% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 27.32% of the total population.

Population density of Balkal is 182.5 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balkal


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Total area of Balkal is 519.44 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 417.29 ha. About 352.09 ha is un-irrigated area. About 65.2 ha is irrigated area. About 56.25 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 8.95 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 49.08 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 15.91 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 11.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 21.21 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balkal


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Gangnal, which is less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a government primary school in the village Balkal.

There is a government middle school in the village Balkal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chatnahalli, which is less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Yadgir, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

Colleges in Balkal


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Yadgir, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gulbarga, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Gulbarga, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gulbarga, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Yadgir, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

Other Educational Facilities in Balkal


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Yadgir, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Yadgir, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Gulbarga, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

Healthcare Facilities in Balkal


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Balkal.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Balkal.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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