# Balikana Village, Rajnagar, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajnagar, Kendrapara 

# Balikana

Balikana is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754246**. The 2011 Census counted **1,604 people in 347 households**, the 15th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 1,604people (2011)
- 347households
- 77.3%literacy
- 754246PIN code

## Balikana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balikana is 754246.** Balikana falls in Rajnagar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754246
- Gram panchayatOstia
- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code395924

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

## How far is Balikana from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)52 km by road
- Pattamundai (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 Balikana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jagannathapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhunapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattamundai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Balikana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Balikana

Of every 100 households in Balikana in 2011, 49 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balikana · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**33%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balikana?

■ Balikana · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**927

Working population ****23.8%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 71.3% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 303 (80%)

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 Rajnagar

- Pata Paria1,710 people
- Ghadiamal1,693 people
- Kurunti1,693 people
- Mahinsasur1,674 people
- Nurugan1,565 people
- Rajagarh1,508 people
- Dangamal1,502 people
- Vekta1,427 people

[All 295 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balikana?754246
- How far is Balikana from Kendrapara?52 km by road
- What is the population of Balikana?1,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balikana in?Kendrapara district (Rajnagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balikana?77.3% (Census 2011)