# Balana Village, Marsaghai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Marsaghai, Kendrapara 

# Balana

Balana is a village in Marsaghai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754213**. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 114 households**, the 73rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 477people (2011)
- 114households
- 84.7%literacy
- 754213PIN code

## Balana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balana is 754213.** Balana falls in Marsaghai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754213
- Gram panchayatDasipur
- Community development blockMarsaghai
- Census village code396904

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

## How far is Balana from nearby towns?

- Marsaghai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)11 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 Balana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 school5–10 km · Marsaghai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Marsaghai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marsaghai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Balana known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and potato**. About 80% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Balana

Of every 100 households in Balana in 2011, 36 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balana · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**65%

Television ****27%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Balana?

■ Balana · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**945

Working population ****35.8%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 77.5% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 31 (18%)

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 Marsaghai

- Dekani519 people
- Badapaldia513 people
- Khamaganbindha501 people
- Sereinpur487 people
- Khurusiapat456 people
- Purusottampur371 people
- Raipur319 people
- Alifa296 people

[All 90 villages in Marsaghai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/marsaghai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balana?754213
- How far is Balana from Kendrapara?20 km by road
- What is the population of Balana?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balana in?Kendrapara district (Marsaghai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balana?84.7% (Census 2011)