# Biswali Village, Paradeep Lock, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha)

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Village · Paradeep Lock, Jagatsinghapur 

# Biswali

Biswali is a village in Paradeep Lock sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754141**. The 2011 Census counted **2,509 people in 570 households**, the 5th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 2,509people (2011)
- 570households
- 84.1%literacy
- 754141PIN code

## Biswali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biswali is 754141.** Biswali falls in Paradeep Lock sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754141
- Gram panchayatBiswali
- Community development blockKujang
- Census village code397172

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

## How far is Biswali from nearby towns?

- Paradeep Lock (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)54 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)14 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 Biswali?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Biswali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Paradeep
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paradeep
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paradeepgarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Biswali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Biswali

Of every 100 households in Biswali in 2011, 72 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biswali · ■ Paradeep Lock rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****44%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Biswali?

■ Biswali · ■ Paradeep Lock rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**950

Working population ****32.2%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 76.8% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 371 (46%) · **■** Marginal 354 (44%)

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 Paradeep Lock

- Bhutumundai3,933 people
- Jhimani2,963 people
- Pipal2,573 people
- Nuagarh2,565 people
- Kothi2,074 people
- Balidia1,972 people
- Udayabata1,953 people
- Chunabelari1,717 people

[All 28 villages in Paradeep Lock](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/paradeep-lock/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biswali?754141
- How far is Biswali from Jagatsinghapur?54 km by road
- What is the population of Biswali?2,509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswali in?Jagatsinghapur district (Paradeep Lock sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Biswali?84.1% (Census 2011)
