# Balakrushnapur Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha)

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Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam 

# Balakrushnapur

Balakrushnapur is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761041**. The 2011 Census counted **1,744 people in 363 households**, the 30th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,744people (2011)
- 363households
- 55.6%literacy
- 761041PIN code

## Balakrushnapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balakrushnapur is 761041.** Balakrushnapur falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761041
- Gram panchayatBada Kharida
- Community development blockPurusottampur
- Census village code412172

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

## How far is Balakrushnapur from nearby towns?

- Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Purusottampur (nearest town)11 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 Balakrushnapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purusottampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Purusottampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhmpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Balakrushnapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and groundnut**. About 65% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Balakrushnapur

Of every 100 households in Balakrushnapur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balakrushnapur · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Balakrushnapur?

■ Balakrushnapur · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**898

Working population ****43.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 47.3% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (50%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (20%) · **■** Marginal 70 (9%)

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 Purusottampur

- Hundata1,809 people
- Rajpur1,806 people
- Bhimpur1,792 people
- Khatadi1,783 people
- Ranigam1,691 people
- Barabaragan1,588 people
- Handighara1,549 people
- Rengitipalli1,545 people

[All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balakrushnapur?761041
- How far is Balakrushnapur from Chatrapur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Balakrushnapur?1,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balakrushnapur in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balakrushnapur?55.6% (Census 2011)