Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj
# Balijodi

Balijodi is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code 757031. The 2011 Census counted 201 people in 55 households, the 144th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 201 people (2011)
- 55 households
- 75.7% literacy
- 757031 PIN code

## Balijodi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Balijodi is 757031. Balijodi falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
- PIN code 757031
- Gram panchayat Sirsha
- Community development block Saraskana
- Census village code 387928

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Balijodi from nearby towns?
- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Balijodi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balijodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jharpokhria
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jharpokhria
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jharpokhria
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 21 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balijodi known for?

The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 66% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Balijodi

Of every 100 households in Balijodi in 2011, 56 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balijodi · ■ Jharpokharia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 56% 25%
- Toilet within the home 20% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 86%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 92%
- Use banking services 98% 55%
- Television 22% 12%
- Mobile phone 14% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 21%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Balijodi?

■ Balijodi · ■ Jharpokharia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.7% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 941
- Working population 57.7% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (9%) · ■ Marginal 100 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jharpokharia
- Kisanpur 220 people
- Gadadharpur 218 people
- Tulsibani 218 people
- Dhendgan 214 people
- Jaunti 197 people
- Jogitofa 174 people
- Jharia 165 people
- Mohanala 162 people

All 199 villages in Jharpokharia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Balijodi? 757031
- How far is Balijodi from Baripada? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Balijodi? 201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijodi in? Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balijodi? 75.7% (Census 2011)

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