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About Balgere Village

Balgere is a large village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,035, made up of 2,026 males and 2,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1641 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585218
Area (hectares) 1641 hectares
Population 4,035
Male Population 2,026
Female Population 2,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balgere compares

By the 2011 count Balgere is the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1641 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Balgere

Balgere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balgere 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. The nearest villages by name are Alhalli, Allur, Alura and Arankal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Balgere

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgere village had a population of 4,035. That makes it the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Balgere village has 2,026 males and 2,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgere has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Balgere is 585218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgere covers 1641 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balgere falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Balgere notes the nearest railway station 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 Balgere.

Balgere is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balgere today is likely to be higher.

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