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- LGD code
- 621895
- Pincode
- 563126
- Post office
- Dalasanur
- Population
- 608
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Sex ratio
- 980 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 241
Census 2011 · in context
How Balagere compares
By population, Balagere ranks #165 of 361 villages in Kolar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.4%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Balagere
- 66.4%
- Kolar mandal
- 63.8%
- Kolar district
- 66.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+8 vs mandal average
- Balagere
- 980
- Kolar mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Balagere
- 4.4
- Kolar mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balagere at a glance
Balagere is a village of 608 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Kolar taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka, the 165th-largest of 361 villages in Kolar taluk. Literacy is 66%, 3 points above the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 563126, served by Dalasanur post office; the LGD village code is 621895. The village votes in Sidlaghatta assembly constituency, represented by MLA B N Ravikumar. The population is estimated at 717 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Madanahalli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balagere · this village | 608 | 66% | — |
| Mullahalli · Kolar | 1,807 | 58% | — |
| Velagalaburre · Kolar | 1,739 | 63% | — |
| Madanahalli · Kolar | 1,332 | 58% | — |
| Settimadamangala · Kolar | 998 | 70% | — |
| Settivarahalli · Kolar | 394 | 64% | — |
| Ramapura · Kolar | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balagere
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KOLAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MADANAHALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 267.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 29.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balagere
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balagere
- LGD code
- 621895
- Pincode
- 563126
- Post office
- Dalasanur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 608
- Population (projected 2026)
- 717
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 980
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kolar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sidlaghatta
- Member of Parliament
- M. Mallesh Babu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- B N Ravikumar
- Block / Mandal
- Kolar
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- Rajakallahalli
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- Channasandra
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- Talagunda
- Muduvadi
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- Seethi
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- Seepura
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)