# Balukhanda Village, Sadar, Puri (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/sadar/balukhanda/ Village · Sadar, Puri # Balukhanda Balukhanda is a village in Sadar sub-district of Puri district, Odisha, PIN code **752002**. The 2011 Census counted **5,789 people in 1,192 households**, the 3rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%. - 5,789people (2011) - 1,192households - 89.7%literacy - 752002PIN code ## Balukhanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balukhanda is 752002.** Balukhanda falls in Sadar sub-district, Puri district, Odisha. - PIN code752002 - Gram panchayatBaliguali - Community development blockPuri Sadar - Census village code409910 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balukhanda from nearby towns? - Sadar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Puri (district HQ)2 km by road - Puri (nearest town)4 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 Balukhanda? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Balukhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Puri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bbsr - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Balukhanda 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 Balukhanda Of every 100 households in Balukhanda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balukhanda · ■ Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **49% Toilet within the home ****55%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **77% Tap water ****13%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **84% Use banking services ****54%** **36% Television ****63%** **29% Mobile phone ****57%** **42% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **17% Own their home ****86%** **93% 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 Balukhanda? ■ Balukhanda · ■ Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **81.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084** **958 Working population ****32.1%** **35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 85.3% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (21%) · **■** Household industry 127 (7%) · **■** Other work 880 (47%) · **■** Marginal 178 (10%) 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 Sadar - Kapileswarpur8,413 people - Samanga6,806 people - Samangara5,070 people - Gorual2,869 people - Gopinathpur alias Routrapur2,791 people - Chhaitana2,549 people [All 109 villages in Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balukhanda?752002 - How far is Balukhanda from Puri?2 km by road - What is the population of Balukhanda?5,789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balukhanda in?Puri district (Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balukhanda?89.7% (Census 2011)