# Balkigradi Village, Phiringia, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phiringia, Kandhamal 

# Balkigradi

Balkigradi is a village in Phiringia sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762011**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 56 households**, the 69th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 235people (2011)
- 56households
- 67.2%literacy
- 762011PIN code

## Balkigradi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balkigradi is 762011.** Balkigradi falls in Phiringia sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762011
- Gram panchayatBandhagada
- Community development blockPhiringia
- Census village code416456

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

## How far is Balkigradi from nearby towns?

- Phiringia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)37 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)44 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 Balkigradi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balkigradi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phiringia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phiringia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phhulbani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Balkigradi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and maize**. About 25% of the 89 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 Balkigradi

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

■ Balkigradi · ■ Phiringia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****55%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**42%

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 Balkigradi?

■ Balkigradi · ■ Phiringia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**974

Working population ****49.4%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 56.9% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (33%) · **■** Marginal 76 (66%)

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 Phiringia

- Tetakpadar247 people
- Kaimunda244 people
- Seskajodi243 people
- Masiripada238 people
- Dalibadi230 people
- Kekiringia227 people
- Pathakhola226 people
- Bagali222 people

[All 245 villages in Phiringia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/phiringia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balkigradi?762011
- How far is Balkigradi from Phulbani?37 km by road
- What is the population of Balkigradi?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkigradi in?Kandhamal district (Phiringia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balkigradi?67.2% (Census 2011)