# Ward 5, Balimela (Malkangiri, Odisha) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Balimela, Odisha 

# Ward 5, Balimela

Ward 5 of Balimela, Malkangiri district, Odisha, had **1,237 people in 288 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 66.8%, below the town average of 71.7%.

- 1,237people (2011)
- 288households
- 3 of 12by population
- 66.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Balimela?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Balimela average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**930

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 357 (85%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 55 (13%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 65 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Balimela average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**50%

Tap water ****98%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**52%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****60%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**22%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 21,394 people
- Ward 3475 people
- Ward 4525 people
- Ward 6771 people
- Ward 7811 people
- Ward 81,190 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Balimela?1,237 people in 288 households (Census 2011)