Geographic Location of Balkur

The village Balkur is located in Kundapura Taluk of Udupi District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Balkur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kundapura Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kundapur, which is about 6 kilometers away from Balkur.

Travel and Communication for Balkur

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:
Balkur,
Udupi,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 576211

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balkur

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

Social Structure of Balkur

As per available data from the year 2009, 2998 persons live in 584 house holds in the village Balkur. There are 1582 female individuals and 1416 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.77% and males constitute 47.23% of the total population.

There are 241 scheduled castes persons of which 139 are females and 102 are males. Females constitute 57.68% and males constitute 42.32% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.04% of the total population.

There are 7 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 57.14% and males constitute 42.86% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.23% of the total population.

Population density of Balkur is 636.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balkur

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Total area of Balkur is 470.71 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 203 ha. About 114.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 88.4 ha is irrigated area. About 40.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 48.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 104 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.64 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 45.9 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 15 ha is culturable waste land. About 96.37 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balkur

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

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Balkur.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Balkur.

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

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

Colleges in Balkur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Basrur, which is less than 5 kms away from Balkur.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balkur

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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Japthi, which is less than 5 kms away from Balkur.

Healthcare Facilities in Balkur

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Balkur.

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

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

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

There is a family welfare centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

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