# Balagan Village, Bishamakatak, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Bishamakatak, Rayagada 

# Balagan

Balagan is a village in Bishamakatak sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765019**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 30 households**, the 178th largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.

- 167people (2011)
- 30households
- 63.1%literacy
- 765019PIN code

## Balagan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balagan is 765019.** Balagan falls in Bishamakatak sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765019
- Gram panchayatBhatapur
- Community development blockBishamakatak
- Census village code425366

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

## How far is Balagan from nearby towns?

- Bishamakatak (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)25 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)40 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 Balagan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balagan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Balagan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and maize**. About 61% of the 87 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 Balagan

Of every 100 households in Balagan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balagan · ■ Bishamakatak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**55%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Balagan?

■ Balagan · ■ Bishamakatak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**42.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1169**

**1111

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**945

Working population ****42.5%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 58.3% for women. 43% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (54%) · **■** Other work 20 (28%) · **■** Marginal 5 (7%)

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 Bishamakatak

- Gunangapadar171 people
- Karlakona171 people
- Rachuli168 people
- Rasikhala168 people
- Garadi167 people
- Libharkona167 people
- Lelingapadar166 people
- Patharagada165 people

[All 318 villages in Bishamakatak](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/bishamakatak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balagan?765019
- How far is Balagan from Rayagada?25 km by road
- What is the population of Balagan?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balagan in?Rayagada district (Bishamakatak sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balagan?63.1% (Census 2011)