# Balunka Village, Nimapada, Puri (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nimapada, Puri 

# Balunka

Balunka is a village in Nimapada sub-district of Puri district, Odisha, PIN code **752120**. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 175 households**, the 84th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 824people (2011)
- 175households
- 84.1%literacy
- 752120PIN code

## Balunka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balunka is 752120.** Balunka falls in Nimapada sub-district, Puri district, Odisha.

- PIN code752120
- Gram panchayatChhanijanga
- Community development blockNimapada
- Census village code409004

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

## How far is Balunka from nearby towns?

- Nimapada (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Puri (district HQ)47 km by road
- Nimapada (nearest town)11 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 Balunka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gopalpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gopalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kantilo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Balunka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balunka

Of every 100 households in Balunka in 2011, 54 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balunka · ■ Nimapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**50%

Television ****18%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Balunka?

■ Balunka · ■ Nimapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233**

**934

Working population ****33.4%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.8% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (11%) · **■** Other work 42 (15%) · **■** Marginal 46 (17%)

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 Nimapada

- Umamaheswarpur854 people
- Sagada846 people
- Sudhabarimul829 people
- Pupusandha826 people
- Seulakhala799 people
- Dahijanga798 people
- Durgapur783 people
- Rajarasi775 people

[All 239 villages in Nimapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/nimapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balunka?752120
- How far is Balunka from Puri?47 km by road
- What is the population of Balunka?824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balunka in?Puri district (Nimapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balunka?84.1% (Census 2011)