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- LGD code
- 608089
- Pincode
- 577414
- Post office
- Arga
- Population
- 108
- Households
- 32
- Literacy rate
- 86.1%
- Sex ratio
- 831 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 49
Census 2011 · in context
How Balagodu compares
By population, Balagodu ranks #219 of 247 villages in Tirthahalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
86.1%
+10.8% vs mandal average
- Balagodu
- 86.1%
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 75.3%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
831
−199 vs mandal average
- Balagodu
- 831
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Balagodu
- 3.4
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balagodu at a glance
Balagodu is a village of 108 people in 32 households (Census 2011) in Tirthahalli taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 219th-largest of 247 villages in Tirthahalli taluk. Literacy is 86%, 11 points above the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 831 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577414, served by Arga post office; the LGD village code is 608089. The village votes in Tarikere assembly constituency, represented by MLA G. H. Srinivasa. The population is estimated at 127 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Aralasurali →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balagodu · this village | 108 | 86% | — |
| Shankarapura · Tirthahalli | 1,225 | 65% | — |
| Bandya · Tirthahalli | 516 | 75% | — |
| Aralasurali · Tirthahalli | 460 | 72% | — |
| Yamaravalli · Tirthahalli | 403 | 62% | — |
| Mavadi · Tirthahalli | 27 | 67% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balagodu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- TIRTHAHALLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 82
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ARALASURALI
- Total area (ha)
- 75.88
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.84
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balagodu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balagodu
- LGD code
- 608089
- Pincode
- 577414
- Post office
- Arga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 108
- Population (projected 2026)
- 127
- Households
- 32
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 831
- Literacy rate
- 86.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tarikere
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- G. H. Srinivasa
- Block / Mandal
- Tirthahalli
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577414
- AralapuraTirthahalli mandal1,289 pop
- ShankarapuraTirthahalli mandal1,225 pop
- SaluruTirthahalli mandal1,076 pop
- JambetalluruTirthahalli mandal905 pop
- AragaTirthahalli mandal859 pop
- MallesaraTirthahalli mandal853 pop
- BhandyaTirthahalli mandal757 pop
- NonaburuTirthahalli mandal721 pop
- AgalabagiluTirthahalli mandal709 pop
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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)