# Balenga Village, Kosagumuda, Nabarangapur (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/kosagumuda/balenga-427849/ Village · Kosagumuda, Nabarangapur # Balenga Balenga is a village in Kosagumuda sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764075**. The 2011 Census counted **1,960 people in 435 households**, the 12th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 35.3%. - 1,960people (2011) - 435households - 37.9%literacy - 764075PIN code ## Balenga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balenga is 764075.** Balenga falls in Kosagumuda sub-district, Nabarangapur district, Odisha. - PIN code764075 - Gram panchayatBalenga - Community development blockKosagumuda - Census village code427849 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balenga from nearby towns? - Kosagumuda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nabarangapur (district HQ)60 km by road - Nabarangapur (nearest town)44 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 Balenga? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balenga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodinga - ○Degree college10+ km · Nabarangapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambaguda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Balenga known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 1,088 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 Balenga Of every 100 households in Balenga in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balenga · ■ Kosagumuda rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **7% Toilet within the home ****1%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **97% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****8%** **23% Television ****3%** **4% Mobile phone ****11%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **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 Balenga? ■ Balenga · ■ Kosagumuda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.9%** **35.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **1007 Working population ****60.2%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.5% for men and 23.9% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 773 (66%) 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 Kosagumuda - Keragan2,579 people - Rajoda2,495 people - Temra2,264 people - Churuchunda2,176 people - Neigam1,941 people - Maliatigan1,899 people - Kusumapalli1,866 people - Hardoli1,755 people [All 73 villages in Kosagumuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/kosagumuda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balenga?764075 - How far is Balenga from Nabarangapur?60 km by road - What is the population of Balenga?1,960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balenga in?Nabarangapur district (Kosagumuda sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balenga?37.9% (Census 2011)