# Balasi Village, Surada, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Surada, Ganjam 

# Balasi

Balasi is a village in Surada sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761151**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 45 households**, the 70th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 221people (2011)
- 45households
- 59.1%literacy
- 761151PIN code

## Balasi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balasi is 761151.** Balasi falls in Surada sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761151
- Gram panchayatAsurbandha
- Community development blockSurada
- Census village code410853

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

## How far is Balasi from nearby towns?

- Surada (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)116 km by road
- Surada (nearest town)10 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 Balasi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Balasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Asurabandha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tatabali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Balasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and pulses**. About 40% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Balasi

Of every 100 households in Balasi in 2011, 18 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balasi · ■ Surada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**34%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Balasi?

■ Balasi · ■ Surada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**896

Working population ****50.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 19 (17%)

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 Surada

- Jatrama256 people
- Kadalijhola254 people
- Bhaliapada250 people
- Sarapanka224 people
- Gunduribadi212 people
- Labanisara210 people
- Baduapalli203 people
- Gurandia`202 people

[All 116 villages in Surada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/surada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balasi?761151
- How far is Balasi from Chatrapur?116 km by road
- What is the population of Balasi?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balasi in?Ganjam district (Surada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balasi?59.1% (Census 2011)