# Balia Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha)

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Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754212**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 64 households**, the 145th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 311people (2011)
- 64households
- 94.0%literacy
- 754212PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 754212.** Balia falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754212
- Gram panchayatKuhudi
- Community development blockMarsaghai
- Census village code396547

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

## How far is Balia from nearby towns?

- Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)85 km by road
- Kendrapara (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 Balia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marshaghai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Marshaghai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marshaghai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Balia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 77% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**27%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**65%

Television ****24%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Balia?

■ Balia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**906

Working population ****25.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 91.8% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Kendrapara Sadar

- Antapur333 people
- Sobanpur331 people
- Jaganathpur321 people
- Sanagan315 people
- Surtipur297 people
- Atabuha294 people
- Trilottamadeipur293 people
- Kankadia290 people

[All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?754212
- How far is Balia from Kendrapara?85 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?94.0% (Census 2011)