# Balanda Village, Barkot, Debagarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/barkot/balanda/ Village · Barkot, Debagarh # Balanda Balanda is a village in Barkot sub-district of Debagarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768110**. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 191 households**, the 32nd largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 713people (2011) - 191households - 68.7%literacy - 768110PIN code ## Balanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balanda is 768110.** Balanda falls in Barkot sub-district, Debagarh district, Odisha. - PIN code768110 - Gram panchayatBalanda - Community development blockBarkot - Census village code382864 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balanda from nearby towns? - Barkot (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Debagarh (district HQ)42 km by road - Debagarh (nearest town)35 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 Balanda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barkote - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barkote - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 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 Balanda known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and groundnut**. About 27% of the 315 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 Balanda Of every 100 households in Balanda in 2011, 41 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balanda · ■ Barkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **30% Toilet within the home ****6%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **97% Use banking services ****31%** **27% Television ****26%** **11% Mobile phone ****44%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **42% Own their home ****97%** **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 Balanda? ■ Balanda · ■ Barkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **932 Working population ****47.5%** **57.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (10%) · **■** Marginal 287 (85%) 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 Barkot - Saloi757 people - Aksharshila745 people - Landijhari735 people - Basupali714 people - Baliroi703 people - Baidharnagar674 people - Bideibadakudar672 people - Thakurpali658 people [All 189 villages in Barkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/barkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balanda?768110 - How far is Balanda from Debagarh?42 km by road - What is the population of Balanda?713 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balanda in?Debagarh district (Barkot sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balanda?68.7% (Census 2011)