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- LGD code
- 607963
- Pincode
- 577418
- Post office
- Hosanagar
- Population
- 207
- Households
- 43
- Literacy rate
- 67.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1202 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 112
Census 2011 · in context
How Balekoppa compares
By population, Balekoppa ranks #152 of 204 villages in Hosanagara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.1%
−4.4% vs mandal average
- Balekoppa
- 67.1%
- Hosanagara mandal
- 71.5%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,202
+183 vs mandal average
- Balekoppa
- 1,202
- Hosanagara mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Balekoppa
- 4.8
- Hosanagara mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balekoppa at a glance
Balekoppa is a village of 207 people in 43 households (Census 2011) in Hosanagara taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 152nd-largest of 204 villages in Hosanagara taluk. Literacy is 67%, 4 points below the taluk average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,202 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577418, served by Hosanagar post office; the LGD village code is 607963. The village votes in Tirthahalli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Araga Jnanendra. The population is estimated at 393 in 2026, up 90% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ramachandrapura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balekoppa · this village | 207 | 67% | — |
| Ramachandrapura · Hosanagara | 918 | 73% | — |
| Kukkod Agasaramane · Hosanagara | 501 | 74% | — |
| Haniya · Hosanagara | 320 | 81% | — |
| Kumbatti · Hosanagara | 153 | 71% | — |
| Kargadi · Hosanagara | 18 | 89% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balekoppa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HOSANAGARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 73
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- THRINIVE
- Total area (ha)
- 365.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.13
- Forest area (ha)
- 143.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balekoppa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balekoppa
- LGD code
- 607963
- Pincode
- 577418
- Post office
- Hosanagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 207
- Population (projected 2026)
- 393
- Households
- 43
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1202
- Literacy rate
- 67.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tirthahalli
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Araga Jnanendra
- Block / Mandal
- Hosanagara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577418
- KodurHosanagara mandal1,428 pop
- M.GuddekoppaHosanagara mandal1,301 pop
- MumbaruHosanagara mandal1,291 pop
- GanganakoppaHosanagara mandal1,251 pop
- PunajeHosanagara mandal1,180 pop
- SonaleHosanagara mandal1,134 pop
- GoragoduHosanagara mandal954 pop
- RamachandrapuraHosanagara mandal918 pop
- ThriniveHosanagara mandal916 pop
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Other villages named Balekoppa
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balekoppa
Other villages in Hosanagara mandal
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- Humcha
- Nagodi
- Khyrugundha
- Kodur
- Sulagodu
- Kalur
- M.Guddekoppa
- Alageri Mandri
- Mumbaru
- Ganganakoppa
- Hosur
- Punaje
- Maruthipura
- Amrutha
- Sonale
- Kenchanala
- Gubbiga
- Hosakesare
- Karimane
- Bidharalli
- Balur
- Manjagalale
- Bellur
- Byse
- Aramane Koppa
- Mugadthi
- Benavalli
- Goragodu
- Madapura
- Alavalli
- Talale
- Ramachandrapura
- Thrinive
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)