# Garam Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Garam

Garam is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **2,567 people in 600 households**, the 5th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 2,567people (2011)
- 600households
- 83.0%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Garam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garam is 754140.** Garam falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatGaram
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398252

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

## How far is Garam from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)11 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (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 Garam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Garam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arilo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Garam known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and mango,coconut,banana**. About 96% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Garam

Of every 100 households in Garam in 2011, 47 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garam · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**51%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Garam?

■ Garam · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**933

Working population ****35.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 74.9% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (16%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 182 (20%) · **■** Marginal 427 (48%)

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 Balikuda

- Balisahi4,239 people
- Naharana3,268 people
- Baradia3,010 people
- Tentulibelari2,938 people
- Nagapur2,425 people
- Dhanuhar Belari2,419 people
- Chanarpur2,291 people
- Dasabatia2,233 people

[All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garam?754140
- How far is Garam from Jagatsinghapur?11 km by road
- What is the population of Garam?2,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garam in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Garam?83.0% (Census 2011)