# Ballam Village, Kisinda, Sambalpur (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/kisinda/ballam/ Village · Kisinda, Sambalpur # Ballam Ballam is a village in Kisinda sub-district of Sambalpur district, Odisha, PIN code **768106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 414 households**, the 1st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 1,774people (2011) - 414households - 77.7%literacy - 768106PIN code ## Ballam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ballam is 768106.** Ballam falls in Kisinda sub-district, Sambalpur district, Odisha. - PIN code768106 - Gram panchayatBalam - Community development blockNaktideul - Census village code382065 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ballam from nearby towns? - Kisinda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sambalpur (district HQ)110 km by road - Redhakhol (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 Ballam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ballam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naktideul - ○Degree college5–10 km · Naktideul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rairakhol - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 22 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 Ballam known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and til**. Products made here include pot, blacksmith and gold smith. About 72% of the 967 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Ballam Of every 100 households in Ballam in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ballam · ■ Kisinda rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **13% Toilet within the home ****6%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **97% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****37%** **43% Television ****11%** **6% Mobile phone ****18%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ballam? ■ Ballam · ■ Kisinda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **941 Working population ****40.6%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (29%) · **■** Household industry 147 (20%) · **■** Other work 118 (16%) · **■** Marginal 54 (8%) 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 Kisinda - Kisinda1,398 people - Mahakud1,051 people - Girishchandrapur1,014 people - Uparmunda889 people [All 90 villages in Kisinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/kisinda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballam?768106 - How far is Ballam from Sambalpur?110 km by road - What is the population of Ballam?1,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballam in?Sambalpur district (Kisinda sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Ballam?77.7% (Census 2011)