# Balka Village, Baisinga, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/baisinga/balka/ Village · Baisinga, Mayurbhanj # Balka Balka is a village in Baisinga sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757082**. The 2011 Census counted **1,573 people in 316 households**, the 10th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 1,573people (2011) - 316households - 59.3%literacy - 757082PIN code ## Balka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balka is 757082.** Balka falls in Baisinga sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. - PIN code757082 - Gram panchayatGad-Deulia - Community development blockBetanati - Census village code390416 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balka from nearby towns? - Baisinga (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Baripada (district HQ)43 km by road - Baleshwar (nearest town)15 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 Balka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baripada - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rangamatia - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rangamatia - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Balka known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Balka Of every 100 households in Balka in 2011, 30 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balka · ■ Baisinga rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **35% Toilet within the home ****42%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **79% Use banking services ****30%** **46% Television ****17%** **19% Mobile phone ****26%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **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 Balka? ■ Balka · ■ Baisinga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145** **964 Working population ****41.8%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 49.4% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (27%) · **■** Household industry 39 (6%) · **■** Other work 98 (15%) · **■** Marginal 287 (44%) 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 Baisinga - Gobindraipur2,027 people - Managobindapur1,813 people - Raikama1,621 people - Hatijhari1,581 people - Merda1,562 people - Nadpur1,419 people - Kendua1,364 people - Nachhipuria1,332 people [All 205 villages in Baisinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/baisinga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balka?757082 - How far is Balka from Baripada?43 km by road - What is the population of Balka?1,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balka in?Mayurbhanj district (Baisinga sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balka?59.3% (Census 2011)