# Balikuma Village, Kankadahad, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankadahad, Dhenkanal 

# Balikuma

Balikuma is a village in Kankadahad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759028**. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 151 households**, the 25th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 792people (2011)
- 151households
- 41.9%literacy
- 759028PIN code

## Balikuma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balikuma is 759028.** Balikuma falls in Kankadahad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759028
- Gram panchayatBalikuma
- Community development blockKankadahad
- Census village code402486

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

## How far is Balikuma from nearby towns?

- Kankadahad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kamakshyanagar (nearest town)17 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 Balikuma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balikuma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamakhya Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamakhya Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kamakhya Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Balikuma known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 21% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Balikuma

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

■ Balikuma · ■ Kankadahad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balikuma?

■ Balikuma · ■ Kankadahad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****46.8%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 27.6% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (34%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 235 (63%)

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 Kankadahad

- Kiritanapur896 people
- Chadeiragada888 people
- Kalada832 people
- Urbengi806 people
- Patabedha762 people
- Chilida761 people
- Bahadapal736 people
- Kairatangar719 people

[All 82 villages in Kankadahad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/kankadahad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balikuma?759028
- How far is Balikuma from Dhenkanal?52 km by road
- What is the population of Balikuma?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balikuma in?Dhenkanal district (Kankadahad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balikuma?41.9% (Census 2011)