Balasandra observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Balasandra ranks #57 of 343 villages in Mulbagal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balasandra is a village of 914 people in 206 households (Census 2011) in Mulbagal taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka, the 57th-largest of 343 villages in Mulbagal taluk. Literacy is 55%, 6 points below the taluk average of 60% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Kolar district centre, 25 km from Venkatagirikota, the nearest town, 26 km from Srinivasapura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 563132, served by Nangli post office; the LGD village code is 622879. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nangali Government Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Srinivaspur assembly constituency, represented by MLA G.K. Venkatashivareddy. The population is estimated at 1,038 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Amblikal →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balasandra · this village | 914 | 55% | — |
| Sangasandra · Mulbagal | 703 | 63% | 2.1 km W |
| Amblikal · Mulbagal | 1,197 | 56% | 2.8 km E |
| Kunibande · Mulbagal | 510 | 43% | 3.1 km N |
| Kappalamadagu · Mulbagal | 2,209 | 68% | 3.8 km SE |
| Kallukere · Arsikere | 200 | 75% | 3.8 km N |
| Siddaghatta · Mulbagal | 626 | 63% | 4.1 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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