# Salijanga Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/salijanga/

Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Salijanga

Salijanga is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 147 households**, the 98th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 675people (2011)
- 147households
- 91.5%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Salijanga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatSangrampur
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398299

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

## How far is Salijanga from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)21 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 Salijanga?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Salijanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Salijanga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Salijanga

Of every 100 households in Salijanga in 2011, 50 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salijanga · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****89%**

**51%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Salijanga?

■ Salijanga · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**933

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 89.6% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 96 (40%) · **■** Marginal 54 (22%)

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

- Barilo681 people
- Dovala679 people
- Podarua678 people
- Keupada676 people
- Santarapur674 people
- Dhaniso671 people
- Alikanta646 people
- Baiganigan642 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salijanga?754140
- How far is Salijanga from Jagatsinghapur?21 km by road
- What is the population of Salijanga?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salijanga in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Salijanga?91.5% (Census 2011)