# Balda Village, Padua, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Padua, Koraput 

# Balda

Balda is a village in Padua sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764038**. The 2011 Census counted **1,385 people in 264 households**, the 10th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.0%.

- 1,385people (2011)
- 264households
- 72.3%literacy
- 764038PIN code

## Balda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balda is 764038.** Balda falls in Padua sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764038
- Gram panchayatBalda
- Community development blockNandapur
- Census village code429670

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

## How far is Balda from nearby towns?

- Padua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)55 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 Balda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nandapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 18 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 Balda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 63% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Balda

Of every 100 households in Balda in 2011, 40 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balda · ■ Padua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**98%

Use banking services ****65%**

**28%

Television ****32%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**68%

Own their home ****84%**

**96%

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 Balda?

■ Balda · ■ Padua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**40.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****2112**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1595**

**992

Working population ****42.7%**

**59.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 69.7% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 152 (26%) · **■** Marginal 301 (51%)

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 Padua

- Kudubu1,484 people
- Goluru1,479 people
- Abharada1,471 people
- Kulabiri1,435 people
- Kamara1,377 people
- Kandara1,370 people
- Tansing1,285 people
- Hataguda1,159 people

[All 110 villages in Padua](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/padua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balda?764038
- How far is Balda from Koraput?63 km by road
- What is the population of Balda?1,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balda in?Koraput district (Padua sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balda?72.3% (Census 2011)