# Balikana Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Balikana

Balikana is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756126**. The 2011 Census counted **946 people in 229 households**, the 57th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 946people (2011)
- 229households
- 74.2%literacy
- 756126PIN code

## Balikana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balikana is 756126.** Balikana falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756126
- Gram panchayatMuruna
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394166

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balikana from nearby towns?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Balikana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balikana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Markona
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Markona
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Markona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balikana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balikana

Of every 100 households in Balikana in 2011, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balikana · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**53%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balikana?

■ Balikana · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646**

**925

Working population ****32.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 108 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Similia

- Patuli1,031 people
- Mahammadpur1,001 people
- Kuanrpur979 people
- Baduli973 people
- Mantiri931 people
- Kaniari912 people
- Pandu897 people
- Chandanpur888 people

[All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balikana?756126
- How far is Balikana from Baleshwar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balikana?946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balikana in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balikana?74.2% (Census 2011)