# Balumaha Village, Sarangagarh, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarangagarh, Kandhamal 

# Balumaha

Balumaha is a village in Sarangagarh sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762106**. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 23 households**, the 75th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 94people (2011)
- 23households
- 21.5%literacy
- 762106PIN code

## Balumaha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balumaha is 762106.** Balumaha falls in Sarangagarh sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762106
- Gram panchayatGutingia
- Community development blockTikabali
- Census village code416137

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

## How far is Balumaha from nearby towns?

- Sarangagarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)43 km by road
- G. Udayagiri (nearest town)28 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 Balumaha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balumaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jiridikia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarangada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phulbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Balumaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and turmeric**. About 4% of the 341 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 Balumaha

Of every 100 households in Balumaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balumaha · ■ Sarangagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**11%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****83%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Balumaha?

■ Balumaha · ■ Sarangagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**988

Working population ****55.3%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.5% for men and 22.5% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (8%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Sarangagarh

- Mundaguda109 people
- Taperikia101 people
- Galebadi99 people
- Sindurgada98 people
- Dalabali93 people
- Garagadi90 people
- Kelebali87 people
- Matarapadar83 people

[All 117 villages in Sarangagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/sarangagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balumaha?762106
- How far is Balumaha from Phulbani?43 km by road
- What is the population of Balumaha?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balumaha in?Kandhamal district (Sarangagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balumaha?21.5% (Census 2011)