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

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Village · Bishamakatak, Rayagada 

# Balakupa

Balakupa is a village in Bishamakatak sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765019**. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 39 households**, the 208th largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.

- 139people (2011)
- 39households
- 48.6%literacy
- 765019PIN code

## Balakupa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code765019
- Gram panchayatDukum
- Community development blockBishamakatak
- Census village code425192

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

## How far is Balakupa from nearby towns?

- Bishamakatak (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)62 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 Balakupa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balakupa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Palama
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kailashpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Balakupa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and pulses**. About 39% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Balakupa

Of every 100 households in Balakupa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balakupa · ■ 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 ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****67%**

**55%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balakupa?

■ Balakupa · ■ Bishamakatak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**42.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1111

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**945

Working population ****56.8%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 25.0% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (57%) · **■** Marginal 27 (34%)

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

- Bandili149 people
- Boradaguda149 people
- Tankupadar149 people
- Turiguda144 people
- Khuntabadi139 people
- Hurugudi136 people
- Dambakupa135 people
- Mado135 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balakupa?765019
- How far is Balakupa from Rayagada?70 km by road
- What is the population of Balakupa?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balakupa in?Rayagada district (Bishamakatak sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balakupa?48.6% (Census 2011)