# Balsi Village, Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Balsi

Balsi is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766012**. The 2011 Census counted **1,799 people in 510 households**, the 18th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,799people (2011)
- 510households
- 66.0%literacy
- 766012PIN code

## Balsi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balsi is 766012.** Balsi falls in Kesinga sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766012
- Gram panchayatBalsi
- Community development blockKesinga
- Census village code422360

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

## How far is Balsi from nearby towns?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town)15 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 Balsi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balsi; 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 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kesinga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kesinga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Balsi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and ground nut**. About 88% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balsi

Of every 100 households in Balsi in 2011, 18 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balsi · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**31%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Balsi?

■ Balsi · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**929

Working population ****42.7%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 588 (77%)

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 Kesinga

- Chancher1,896 people
- Sirol1,884 people
- Takarla1,839 people
- Sirjapali1,812 people
- Gokulsara1,793 people
- Hatikhoj1,711 people
- Sripur1,677 people
- Turlakhaman1,673 people

[All 127 villages in Kesinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balsi?766012
- How far is Balsi from Bhawanipatna?50 km by road
- What is the population of Balsi?1,799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsi in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balsi?66.0% (Census 2011)