Balgod, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balgod


The village Balgod is located in Siddapur Taluk of Uttara Kannada District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Kyadagi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Siddapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Siddapur, which is about 23 kilometers away from Balgod.

Travel and Communication for Balgod


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

Postal Address:
Balgod,
Uttara Kannada,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 581322

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balgod


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

A brief summary of available data for Balgod 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 Balgod


As per available data from the year 2009, 484 persons live in 116 house holds in the village Balgod. There are 249 female individuals and 235 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.45% and males constitute 48.55% of the total population.

There are 88 scheduled castes persons of which 46 are females and 42 are males. Females constitute 52.27% and males constitute 47.73% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.18% of the total population.

Population density of Balgod is 86.82 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balgod


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Total area of Balgod is 557.49 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 43.9 ha. About 40.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 3.1 ha is irrigated area. About 3.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 1.95 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 18.87 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.4 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.28 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balgod


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Balgod.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Balgod.

There is a government middle school in the village Balgod.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Itagi, which is 5-10 kms away from Balgod.

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

Colleges in Balgod


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 Siddapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balgod.

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 Balgod.

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 Balgod.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balgod


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balgod


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balgod.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Balgod.

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Balgod.

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

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

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

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