# Balanga Village, Soro, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Soro, Baleshwar 

# Balanga

Balanga is a village in Soro sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756046**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 381 households**, the 58th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 1,363people (2011)
- 381households
- 82.4%literacy
- 756046PIN code

## Balanga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balanga is 756046.** Balanga falls in Soro sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756046
- Gram panchayatPakhar
- Community development blockSoro
- Census village code394001

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

## How far is Balanga from nearby towns?

- Soro (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Soro (nearest town)12 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 Balanga?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balanga; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anantapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Soro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balasore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Balanga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 344 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 Balanga

Of every 100 households in Balanga in 2011, 27 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balanga · ■ Soro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**79%

Tap water ****73%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**45%

Television ****13%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Balanga?

■ Balanga · ■ Soro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**925

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 72.0% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (59%) · **■** Household industry 35 (8%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Soro

- Paikasta1,465 people
- Manipur1,410 people
- Gandasthapur1,409 people
- Maharudrapur1,407 people
- Chakajaganathapur1,350 people
- Jaganathpur1,345 people
- Nadigan1,318 people
- Bainandamangarajpur1,316 people

[All 344 villages in Soro](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/soro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balanga?756046
- How far is Balanga from Baleshwar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Balanga?1,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balanga in?Baleshwar district (Soro sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balanga?82.4% (Census 2011)