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About Balutagi Village

Balutagi is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 870 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 995.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583278, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balutagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balutagi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583278
Area (hectares) 995.7 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 870
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balutagi compares

By the 2011 count Balutagi is the 48th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 995.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Balutagi

Balutagi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balutagi 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 Balutagi from other places

Balutagi lies about 60 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 22 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 Balutagi
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 15 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 22 km
District headquarters Koppal 60 km

Villages closest to Balutagi

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

Common questions about Balutagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balutagi village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 48th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Balutagi village has 870 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balutagi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Balutagi is 583278. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balutagi covers 995.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balutagi falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balutagi is Linganabandi, about 22 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 Balutagi.

Balutagi is about 60 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balutagi is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Kushtagi is about 15 km away. Linganabandi is about 22 km away. Koppal is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ryawanki (2.8 km), Teggihal (3.1 km) and Jalihal (3.2 km).

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

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