# Balichai Village, Asika, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Asika, Ganjam 

# Balichai

Balichai is a village in Asika sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761135**. The 2011 Census counted **1,800 people in 373 households**, the 21st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,800people (2011)
- 373households
- 66.8%literacy
- 761135PIN code

## Balichai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balichai is 761135.** Balichai falls in Asika sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761135
- Gram panchayatBalichai
- Community development blockAsika
- Census village code411231

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

## How far is Balichai from nearby towns?

- Asika (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Asika (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 Balichai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balichai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Kendupadar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Aska
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kendupadar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Balichai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Balichai

Of every 100 households in Balichai in 2011, 54 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balichai · ■ Asika rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Balichai?

■ Balichai · ■ Asika rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**882

Working population ****34.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 57.6% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 35 (6%) · **■** Other work 267 (43%) · **■** Marginal 248 (40%)

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 Asika

- Pandiapathara2,077 people
- Kotinada2,045 people
- Kamagada1,960 people
- Padhala1,835 people
- Pakidi1,789 people
- Ghatakuri1,750 people
- Dhanija1,728 people
- Kornoli1,719 people

[All 102 villages in Asika](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/asika/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balichai?761135
- How far is Balichai from Chatrapur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Balichai?1,800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balichai in?Ganjam district (Asika sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balichai?66.8% (Census 2011)