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

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Village · Kujang, Jagatsinghapur 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Kujang sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754141**. The 2011 Census counted **1,681 people in 361 households**, the 15th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 1,681people (2011)
- 361households
- 83.3%literacy
- 754141PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 754141.** Balia falls in Kujang sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754141
- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockKujang
- Census village code397239

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?

- Kujang (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)24 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?

16 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cuttack
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Balia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 61% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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, 72 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Kujang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**31%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****62%**

**64%

Television ****36%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Kujang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195**

**931

Working population ****30.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 76.4% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 174 (34%) · **■** Marginal 61 (12%)

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 Kujang

- Kankardia2,086 people
- Samagol2,021 people
- Bagoi1,970 people
- Santara1,683 people
- Kothiasahi1,620 people
- Badabalikani1,601 people
- Panpalli1,591 people
- Chatua1,577 people

[All 116 villages in Kujang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/kujang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?754141
- How far is Balia from Jagatsinghapur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?1,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Jagatsinghapur district (Kujang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?83.3% (Census 2011)
