# Ward 2, Balimela (Malkangiri, Odisha) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Balimela, Odisha 

# Ward 2, Balimela

Ward 2 of Balimela, Malkangiri district, Odisha, had **1,394 people in 267 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 62.7%, below the town average of 71.7%.

- 1,394people (2011)
- 267households
- 1 of 12by population
- 62.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Balimela?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Balimela average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**930

Working population ****44.3%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 487 (79%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 112 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 68 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Balimela average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**50%

Tap water ****75%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**52%

Use banking services ****51%**

**56%

Television ****47%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**22%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****43%**

**28%

Own their home ****84%**

**63%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Balimela

- Ward 11,067 people
- Ward 3475 people
- Ward 4525 people
- Ward 51,237 people

[Full Balimela ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/orkel/balimela/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Balimela?1,394 people in 267 households (Census 2011)