# Balaraga Village, Dhama, Sambalpur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhama, Sambalpur 

# Balaraga

Balaraga is a village in Dhama sub-district of Sambalpur district, Odisha, PIN code **768005**. The 2011 Census counted **384 people in 105 households**, the 45th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 384people (2011)
- 105households
- 61.6%literacy
- 768005PIN code

## Balaraga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balaraga is 768005.** Balaraga falls in Dhama sub-district, Sambalpur district, Odisha.

- PIN code768005
- Gram panchayatBatemura
- Community development blockManeswar
- Census village code382203

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

## How far is Balaraga from nearby towns?

- Dhama (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sambalpur (district HQ)14 km by road
- Sambalpur (nearest town)14 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 Balaraga?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maneswar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanupali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Naxapali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Balaraga known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and til**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Balaraga

Of every 100 households in Balaraga in 2011, 17 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balaraga · ■ Dhama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**32%

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 Balaraga?

■ Balaraga · ■ Dhama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**926

Working population ****48.4%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (61%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 59 (32%)

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 Dhama

- Ainlapali411 people
- Chachanpali408 people
- Pudapara400 people
- Kanbar389 people
- Balpur335 people
- Tangarpali316 people
- Charpali315 people
- Gaudpali302 people

[All 69 villages in Dhama](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/dhama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balaraga?768005
- How far is Balaraga from Sambalpur?14 km by road
- What is the population of Balaraga?384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaraga in?Sambalpur district (Dhama sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Balaraga?61.6% (Census 2011)