Geographic Location of Balkur

The village Balkur is located in Honavar Taluk of Uttara Kannada District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Balkoor Gram Panchayat. It comes under Honavar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Honavar, which is about 21 kilometers away from Balkur.

Travel and Communication for Balkur

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balkur,
Uttara Kannada,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 581423

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, 2758 persons live in 613 house holds in the village Balkur. There are 1373 female individuals and 1385 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.78% and males constitute 50.22% of the total population.

There are 8 scheduled tribes persons of which 5 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 62.5% and males constitute 37.5% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.29% of the total population.

Population density of Balkur is 565.6 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balkur

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Total area of Balkur is 487.62 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 92.89 ha. About 92.89 ha is irrigated area. About 35.46 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 57.43 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 45.88 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.01 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 35.46 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 53.37 ha is culturable waste land. About 3.02 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 Kodani, which is 5-10 kms away from Balkur.

There are 5 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 Honnavara, 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 private senior secondary school in Idagunji, 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 private arts and science degree college in Manki, which is 5-10 kms away from Balkur.

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

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Hubli, 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 Bhatkal, 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 Murdeswara, which is more than 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 private vocational training school / ITI in Honnavar, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balkur

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

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

There is a TB clinic with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

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

There is a family welfare centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balkur.

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