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{{unreferenced|date=September 2011}}
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'''Baliganur''' is a village in the [[Krishnagiri]] [[taluk]] of [[Krishnagiri District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Baliganur is 20 km far from the district headquarters Krishnagiri . It is 231 km far from the state capital [[Chennai]].

Baliganur is a name derived from ''balika'' which means young girl. The village is referred to as Gangakulam (Tamil: கங்காகுலம்).

In the modern age people can recognise as the Black Hill Village (Karimalai), after a hill located right in front of the village. It is surrounded by minor forest on one quarter.

==Agriculture in Baliganur==

The important crops of Baliganur Village are rice, ragi, banana, tomato, coconut, mango, groundnut, vegetables and flowers. The village has an excellent scope for agri business.

==Population==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Male !! Female !! Total
|-
| 2009 || 480 || 322 || 802
|-
| 2011 || 492 || 445 || 937
|}

== Jallikattu Festival ==
The bull-baiting sport known as Jallikattu is practiced in Baliganur during the annual [[Thai Pongal]] festival, using highly trained bulls and malai madus.

==Geography==
The nearest towns are:
* [[Rayakottai]] (7.1 km)
* [[Veppanapalli block|Veppanapalli]] (20.6 km)
* [[Shoolagiri block|Shoolagiri]] (25.5 km) and
* [[Hosur block|Hosur]] (40.5 km)

The nearest villages are Bellampalli, Ennekol Pudur, Chikkapoovathi, Alappatti, and Madepatti.

==Education==

===Nearby schools===
* Nalanda Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* R C Fathima Boys High School
* SVC Matriculation School
* Municipal Higher Secondary School
* Government Boys Higher Secondary School

===Nearby colleges===
* Government Arts College
* Government Arts and Science College for Women
* A.E.S. Teacher Training Education Institute
* Arignar Anna College

==Nearby banks==
* Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, Ltd., Krishnagiri
* Union Bank of India, Krishnagiri
* Indian Bank, Royakottah
* State Bank of India, Krishnagiri town

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Krishnagiri district]]

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