Baluru, Shikarpur
Baluru is a village located in the Shikarpur Taluk of Shivamogga district of Karnataka. The village falls in Shikarpur block and comes under Jakkinakoppa Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Shivamogga parliament constituency and Shikaripura assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Baluru is 1.9 thousands out of which 982 are males and rest 919 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 936 females per 1000 males. There are around 177 teenagers in Baluru. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 32 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 410 households in Baluru, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 702. The pincode of Baluru is 577427 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shikaripur Sub Post office
- APMC Yard Shikaripura Town Sub Post office
- Amatekoppa Branch Post office
- Baganakatte Branch Post office
- Begur(Shikaripur) Branch Post office
Schools
Baluru has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Akshara Res.School Kalenahalli
- Gpuc Girls Shikaripur
- Channamallikarjuna Primary And High School
- Banasiri Lions Higher Primary School Shikaripur
- Kumadwathi Res.School Shikaripur (Prim And High School)
Hospitals
Baluru has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Hosur B Sub-Center
- Ambaragoppa Sub-Center
- Chikkajogihalli Sub-Center
- Maravalli Sub-Center
- Suragihalli Sub-Center
Banks
Baluru has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.