Ballekere, Kadur, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ballekere


The village Ballekere is located in Kadur Taluk of Chikkamagaluru District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Ballekere Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kadur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kadur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Ballekere.

Travel and Communication for Ballekere


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ballekere,
Chikkamagaluru,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 577554

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ballekere


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A brief summary of available data for Ballekere 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 Ballekere


As per available data from the year 2009, 1157 persons live in 288 house holds in the village Ballekere. There are 572 female individuals and 585 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.44% and males constitute 50.56% of the total population.

There are 260 scheduled castes persons of which 129 are females and 131 are males. Females constitute 49.62% and males constitute 50.38% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 22.47% of the total population.

Population density of Ballekere is 164.18 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ballekere


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Total area of Ballekere is 704.73 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 573 ha. About 536 ha is un-irrigated area. About 37 ha is irrigated area. About 37 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 30 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 42 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 4.73 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 16 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6 ha is culturable waste land. About 8 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 16 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Ballekere


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Pattanagere, which is 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Ballekere.

There is a government middle school in the village Ballekere.

There is a government secondary school in the village Ballekere.

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

Colleges in Ballekere


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 Kadur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Ballekere or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kadur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

Other Educational Facilities in Ballekere


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kadur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kadur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kadur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

Healthcare Facilities in Ballekere


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Ballekere.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Ballekere.

There is a TB clinic with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Ballekere.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ballekere.

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

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