# Balikhani Village, Gorumahisani, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Gorumahisani, Mayurbhanj 

# Balikhani

Balikhani is a village in Gorumahisani sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757042**. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 30 households**, the 94th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 136people (2011)
- 30households
- 23.4%literacy
- 757042PIN code

## Balikhani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balikhani is 757042.** Balikhani falls in Gorumahisani sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757042
- Gram panchayatKuleisila
- Community development blockRairangpur
- Census village code387740

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

## How far is Balikhani from nearby towns?

- Gorumahisani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)105 km by road
- Rairangpur (nearest town)22 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 Balikhani?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balikhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Katupit
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Do
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gorumahisani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rairangpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Balikhani 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 Balikhani

Of every 100 households in Balikhani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balikhani · ■ Gorumahisani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****94%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

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 Balikhani?

■ Balikhani · ■ Gorumahisani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.4%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1305**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**951

Working population ****49.3%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.1% for men and 15.1% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 7 (10%) · **■** Other work 60 (90%)

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 Gorumahisani

- Dubulabeda157 people
- Mankadgoda145 people
- Naupada145 people
- Kalajhari hill141 people
- Kalajhari135 people
- Budamara129 people
- Lado125 people
- Balarampur123 people

[All 142 villages in Gorumahisani](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/gorumahisani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balikhani?757042
- How far is Balikhani from Baripada?105 km by road
- What is the population of Balikhani?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balikhani in?Mayurbhanj district (Gorumahisani sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balikhani?23.4% (Census 2011)