# Balia Village, Mahakalapada, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahakalapada, Kendrapara 

# Balia

Balia is a village in Mahakalapada sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754224**. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 148 households**, the 75th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 616people (2011)
- 148households
- 89.5%literacy
- 754224PIN code

## Balia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balia is 754224.** Balia falls in Mahakalapada sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754224
- Gram panchayatBalipal
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code396986

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?

- Mahakalapada (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)10 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?

11 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Badapada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rahama
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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**. About 83% of the 181 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 Balia

Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balia · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**34%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**80.9%

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

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**950

Working population ****30.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 83.7% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 133 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (26%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Mahakalapada

- Palli Garh666 people
- Itakandia658 people
- Tanki Belari653 people
- Tentuli-Kandha635 people
- Kansapal591 people
- Olihanilakanthapur565 people
- Guludia563 people
- Mulubasanta563 people

[All 155 villages in Mahakalapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/mahakalapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balia?754224
- How far is Balia from Kendrapara?28 km by road
- What is the population of Balia?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balia in?Kendrapara district (Mahakalapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balia?89.5% (Census 2011)