# Balanda Village, Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda 

# Balanda

Balanda is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, PIN code **768234**. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 111 households**, the 23rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 544people (2011)
- 111households
- 82.1%literacy
- 768234PIN code

## Balanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balanda is 768234.** Balanda falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.

- PIN code768234
- Gram panchayatPandri
- Community development blockK. Lakhanpur
- Census village code381032

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

## How far is Balanda from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Jharsuguda (district HQ)112 km by road
- Belpahar (nearest town)32 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 Balanda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Belpahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharsuguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Balanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Balanda

Of every 100 households in Balanda in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balanda · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****81%**

**52%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Balanda?

■ Balanda · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**916

Working population ****61.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 69.8% for women. 70% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 69 (20%) · **■** Marginal 194 (58%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Pikol655 people
- Soldia610 people
- Khairkuni597 people
- Bhutia577 people
- Mauliberena512 people
- Chaurimahul456 people
- Khaliapali417 people
- Patrapali328 people

[All 34 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balanda?768234
- How far is Balanda from Jharsuguda?112 km by road
- What is the population of Balanda?544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balanda in?Jharsuguda district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balanda?82.1% (Census 2011)