About Balakundi Village

Balakundi is a large village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,222, made up of 2,089 males and 2,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1979.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balakundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakundi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Siruguppa
Pincode	583114
Area (hectares)	1979.11 hectares
Population	4,222
Male Population	2,089
Female Population	2,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balakundi compares

By the 2011 count Balakundi is the 13th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 1979.11 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Balakundi

Balakundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balakundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balakundi from other places

Balakundi lies about 43 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Karatagi, about 31 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balakundi
Nearest town	Tekkalakote	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siruguppa	13 km
Nearest railway station	Karatagi	31 km
District headquarters	Bellary	43 km

Villages closest to Balakundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Siruguppa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Balakundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakundi village had a population of 4,222. That makes it the 13th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Balakundi village has 2,089 males and 2,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakundi has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Balakundi is 583114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balakundi covers 1979.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balakundi falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balakundi is Karatagi, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balakundi.

Balakundi is about 43 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balakundi is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 8.1 km away. Siruguppa is about 13 km away. Karatagi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.