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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 619525
- Pincode
- 571123
- Post office
- Tirukanambi
- Population
- 1,368
- Households
- 358
- Literacy rate
- 60.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1036 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 755
Census 2011 · in context
How Balachavady compares
By population, Balachavady ranks #51 of 158 villages in Gundlupet mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.1%
+7.9% vs mandal average
Balachavady60.1%
Gundlupet mandal52.2%
Chamarajanagara district55.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
+28 vs mandal average
Balachavady1,036
Gundlupet mandal1,008
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
Balachavady3.8
Gundlupet mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balachavady at a glance
Balachavady is a village of 1,368 people in 358 households (Census 2011) in Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagara district, Karnataka, the 51st-largest of 158 villages in Gundlupet taluk. Literacy is 60%, 8 points above the taluk average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,036 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 571123, served by Tirukanambi post office; the LGD village code is 619525. The village votes in Varuna assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siddaramaiah. The population is estimated at 1,613 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Belachavadi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balachavady · this village | 1,368 | 60% | — |
| Beratahalli · Gundlupet | 1,518 | 49% | — |
| Lakkur · Gundlupet | 1,258 | 56% | — |
| Guruvinapura · Gundlupet | 1,065 | 55% | — |
| Narayanapura · Gundlupet | 0 | — | — |
| Kasavanur · Gundlupet | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balachavady
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUNDLUPET
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALACHAVADY
- Total area (ha)
- 718.91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 94.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balachavady
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balachavady
- LGD code
- 619525
- Pincode
- 571123
- Post office
- Tirukanambi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,368
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,613
- Households
- 358
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1036
- Literacy rate
- 60.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chamarajanagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Varuna
- Member of Parliament
- Sunil Bose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Siddaramaiah
- Block / Mandal
- Gundlupet
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 571123
- TerakanambiGundlupet mandal7,727 pop
- KothalavadiChamarajanagar mandal4,079 pop
- KelasurGundlupet mandal3,441 pop
- KaggalaGundlupet mandal2,417 pop
- PadagurGundlupet mandal2,094 pop
- BommanahalliGundlupet mandal1,867 pop
- KilagereChamarajanagar mandal1,776 pop
- BeratahalliGundlupet mandal1,518 pop
- MadalavadiChamarajanagar mandal1,431 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balachavady
Other villages in Gundlupet mandal
View all 60+ →- Terakanambi
- Hangala
- Annur
- Kuthanur
- Bheemanabeedu
- Kotekere
- Bannithalapura
- Begur
- Kodasoge
- Kabbahalli
- Somahalli
- Kelasur
- Bommalapura
- Nitre
- Yadavanahalli
- Mukha Halli
- Horeyala
- Baragi
- Berambadi
- Kannegala
- Raghavapura
- Chikkati
- Shivapura
- Hirikati
- Bachahalli
- Kaggala
- Ankahalli
- Kodahalli
- Alathur
- Chikkathuppur
- Nenekatte
- Seegavadi
- Thondavadi
- Kundakere
- Hasaguli
- Padagur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)