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- LGD code
- 622953
- Pincode
- 563131
- Post office
- Mulbagal
- Population
- 1,023
- Households
- 219
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Sex ratio
- 994 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 436
- Distance to district centre
- 44 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 31 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 86 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 205 km
- Nearest railway station
- Coromandel · 19 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Avani · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Balla compares
By population, Balla ranks #39 of 343 villages in Mulbagal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.7%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Balla
- 60.7%
- Mulbagal mandal
- 60.3%
- Kolar district
- 66.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
994
+9 vs mandal average
- Balla
- 994
- Mulbagal mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Balla
- 4.7
- Mulbagal mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balla at a glance
Balla is a village of 1,023 people in 219 households (Census 2011) in Mulbagal taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka, the 39th-largest of 343 villages in Mulbagal taluk. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the taluk average of 60% and the sex ratio is 994 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Kolar district centre, 17 km from Venkatagirikota, the nearest town, 19 km from Coromandel railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 563131, served by Mulbagal post office; the LGD village code is 622953. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Avani, 5 km away. The village votes in Srinivaspur assembly constituency, represented by MLA G.K. Venkatashivareddy. The population is estimated at 1,206 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Balla →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balla · this village | 1,023 | 61% | — |
| Kagganahalli · Kunigal | 121 | 54% | 1.6 km W |
| Kagganahalli · Mulbagal | 381 | 75% | 1.6 km W |
| Asali Attikunte · Mulbagal | 764 | 62% | 3.1 km N |
| Vijalapura · Mulbagal | 502 | 60% | 3.2 km NW |
| Padakasti · Mulbagal | 544 | 62% | 3.4 km E |
| Angondahalli · Mulbagal | 1,068 | 68% | 4.2 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balla
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MULBAGAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALLA
- Total area (ha)
- 357.39
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 48.58
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balla
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balla
- LGD code
- 622953
- Pincode
- 563131
- Post office
- Mulbagal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,023
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,206
- Households
- 219
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 994
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Coordinates
- 13.10412°N, 78.37446°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kolar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srinivaspur
- Member of Parliament
- M. Mallesh Babu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- G.K. Venkatashivareddy
- Block / Mandal
- Mulbagal
Getting there
How to reach Balla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru86 kmcapital
- Chennai205 km
- Hyderabad476 km
- Mumbai886 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationCoromandel19 km
- Bus stopVenkatagirikota X Roads Bus Stop16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Avani5 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank ATM18 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum16 km
- CollegeGovernment Polytechnic19 km
- Police stationDistrict Armed Reserve Force22 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Balla
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 563131
- NangaliMulbagal mandal6,359 pop
- AvaniMulbagal mandal3,077 pop
- V.GuttahalliMulbagal mandal2,604 pop
- ByrakurMulbagal mandal2,361 pop
- KappalamadaguMulbagal mandal2,209 pop
- KurudamaleMulbagal mandal2,105 pop
- ByatanurMulbagal mandal1,612 pop
- N.ChamakalahalliMulbagal mandal1,517 pop
- BatrahalliMulbagal mandal1,483 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Balla
Looking for a different Balla? 6 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Balla →
Villages near Balla
Other villages in Mulbagal mandal
View all 60+ →- Nangali
- Tayalur
- Mustoor
- Avani
- V.Guttahalli
- Byrakur
- Agara
- Kappalamadagu
- Kurudamale
- Bevahalli
- Devarayasamudra
- Gudipalli
- Nagavara
- Byatanur
- Uthanur
- Oorakuntemittur
- N.Chamakalahalli
- Batrahalli
- Koladevi
- Mudigere
- M.Gollahalli
- Yalachepalli
- Kadripura
- Padmaghatta
- Sonnavadi
- Hebbani
- Doddagurki
- Rajendrahalli
- Amblikal
- Kannasandra
- Thimmaravathanahalli
- Gummakal
- Ugani
- Anehalli
- Settikal
- Byadarahalli
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, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)