# Belkhandi Village, Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Belkhandi

Belkhandi is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766012**. The 2011 Census counted **642 people in 189 households**, the 76th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 642people (2011)
- 189households
- 80.0%literacy
- 766012PIN code

## Belkhandi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code766012
- Gram panchayatBelkhandi
- Community development blockKesinga
- Census village code422272

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

## How far is Belkhandi from nearby towns?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town)30 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 Belkhandi?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Belkhandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Belkhandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sunflower**. About 64% of the 292 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 Belkhandi

Of every 100 households in Belkhandi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belkhandi · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**31%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Belkhandi?

■ Belkhandi · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**929

Working population ****26.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 74.0% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (23%) · **■** Marginal 86 (50%)

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

- Dampadar668 people
- Bahadurpita667 people
- Makhapala666 people
- Dumermunda651 people
- Amath625 people
- Malpada618 people
- Sindhbahali609 people
- Karlabhadi606 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Belkhandi?766012
- How far is Belkhandi from Bhawanipatna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Belkhandi?642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belkhandi in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Belkhandi?80.0% (Census 2011)