# Besalia Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/besalia/ Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal # Besalia Besalia is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 341 households**, the 54th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 1,346people (2011) - 341households - 85.5%literacy - 759025PIN code ## Besalia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Besalia is 759025.** Besalia falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha. - PIN code759025 - Gram panchayatGundichapara - Community development blockOdapada - Census village code403303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Besalia from nearby towns? - Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dhenkanal (district HQ)7 km by road - Dhenkanal (nearest town)7 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 Besalia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Besalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather 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 · Ranja - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Indipur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhenkanal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Besalia known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 55% of the 267 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 Besalia Of every 100 households in Besalia in 2011, 39 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Besalia · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **51% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****24%** **38% Television ****20%** **27% Mobile phone ****20%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Besalia? ■ Besalia · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **866 Working population ****30.3%** **35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 79.1% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 159 (39%) · **■** Marginal 185 (45%) 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 Dhenkanal Sadar - Sariapada1,457 people - Mahulapunji1,445 people - Sarian1,379 people - Nathua1,377 people - Khuntujhari1,334 people - Kamadhenukota1,325 people - Baulapurpatana1,286 people - Badabaulapur1,281 people [All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Besalia?759025 - How far is Besalia from Dhenkanal?7 km by road - What is the population of Besalia?1,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Besalia in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Besalia?85.5% (Census 2011)