Geographic Location of Balur

The village Balur is located in Hosanagara Taluk of Shivamogga District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Balur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Hosanagara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Hosanagara, which is about 29 kilometers away from Balur.

Travel and Communication for Balur

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balur,
Shivamogga,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 577426

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balur

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

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

Social Structure of Balur

As per available data from the year 2009, 1033 persons live in 230 house holds in the village Balur. There are 519 female individuals and 514 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.24% and males constitute 49.76% of the total population.

There are 34 scheduled castes persons of which 18 are females and 16 are males. Females constitute 52.94% and males constitute 47.06% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.29% of the total population.

Population density of Balur is 141.7 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balur

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Total area of Balur is 728.98 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 193.33 ha. About 144.35 ha is un-irrigated area. About 48.98 ha is irrigated area. About 48.98 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 244.24 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 114.14 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 36.03 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 38.28 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 24.88 ha is culturable waste land. About 70.58 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 6.18 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balur

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Balur.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Balur.

There are 3 government middle schools in the village Balur.

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

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

Colleges in Balur

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 Gavtoor, which is less than 5 kms away from Balur.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balur

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balur

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Balur.

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

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

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

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