# Galapada Village, Balimi, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balimi, Dhenkanal 

# Galapada

Galapada is a village in Balimi sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 320 households**, the 14th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,222people (2011)
- 320households
- 67.8%literacy
- 759121PIN code

## Galapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galapada is 759121.** Galapada falls in Balimi sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759121
- Gram panchayatGalpada
- Community development blockHindol
- Census village code402995

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

## How far is Galapada from nearby towns?

- Balimi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)42 km by road
- Anugul (nearest town)28 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 Galapada?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Galapada; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khajuria Kata
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Galapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 77% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Galapada

Of every 100 households in Galapada in 2011, 22 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Galapada · ■ Balimi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****53%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**40%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Galapada?

■ Galapada · ■ Balimi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1262**

**854

Working population ****47.1%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 64 (11%) · **■** Other work 84 (15%) · **■** Marginal 396 (69%)

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 Balimi

- Jhadabandha1,635 people
- Mahalunda1,494 people
- Kantimili1,469 people
- Kumurusinga1,276 people
- Beruanpal1,217 people
- Bankidi1,114 people
- Tarkabeda1,073 people
- Asarada1,061 people

[All 47 villages in Balimi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/balimi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galapada?759121
- How far is Galapada from Dhenkanal?42 km by road
- What is the population of Galapada?1,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galapada in?Dhenkanal district (Balimi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Galapada?67.8% (Census 2011)
