# Balakia Village, Baliguda, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baliguda, Kandhamal 

# Balakia

Balakia is a village in Baliguda sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762110**. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 65 households**, the 64th largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 337people (2011)
- 65households
- 59.1%literacy
- 762110PIN code

## Balakia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balakia is 762110.** Balakia falls in Baliguda sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762110
- Gram panchayatRebingia
- Community development blockBaliguda
- Census village code416655

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

## How far is Balakia from nearby towns?

- Baliguda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)103 km by road
- G. Udayagiri (nearest town)87 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 Balakia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Balliguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balliguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Balakia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and vegetable**. Products made here include bricks. About 24% of the 131 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 Balakia

Of every 100 households in Balakia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balakia · ■ Baliguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****85%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**49%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balakia?

■ Balakia · ■ Baliguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1636**

**986

Working population ****54.9%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 38.9% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 96 (52%)

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 Baliguda

- Bandemila346 people
- Guluda342 people
- Puninata341 people
- Palamaka339 people
- Malangapadar336 people
- Barikia332 people
- Takimaha332 people
- Bajakia327 people

[All 348 villages in Baliguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/baliguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balakia?762110
- How far is Balakia from Phulbani?103 km by road
- What is the population of Balakia?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balakia in?Kandhamal district (Baliguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balakia?59.1% (Census 2011)