# Balia Village, Biridi, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Biridi, Jagatsinghapur 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Biridi sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 321 households**, the 31st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 321households
- 78.7%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatGopinathpur
- Community development blockBiridi
- Census village code398077

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

## How far is Balia from nearby towns?

- Biridi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)58 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 Balia?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balia
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Alaka
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Alaka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Balia known for?

About 99% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Biridi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**51%

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

**26%

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

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****59%**

**56%

Television ****20%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Biridi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**959

Working population ****45.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 227 (41%) · **■** Marginal 219 (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 Biridi

- Sivapur1,291 people
- Madhyasasan1,285 people
- Tentulia1,284 people
- Daradapari1,226 people
- Badakhandeita1,178 people
- Raghunathpur1,166 people
- Daradagrama1,153 people
- Kalantira1,101 people

[All 81 villages in Biridi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/biridi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?754140
- How far is Balia from Jagatsinghapur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Jagatsinghapur district (Biridi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?78.7% (Census 2011)