Village · Kochinda, Sambalpur # Balichakara Balichakara is a village in Kochinda sub-district of Sambalpur district, Odisha, PIN code 768107. The 2011 Census counted 60 people in 14 households, the 131st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 60 people (2011) - 14 households - 80.0% literacy - 768107 PIN code ## Balichakara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balichakara is 768107. Balichakara falls in Kochinda sub-district, Sambalpur district, Odisha. - PIN code 768107 - Gram panchayat Dimirimunda - Community development block Jamankira - Census village code 381595 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balichakara from nearby towns? - Kochinda (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Sambalpur (district HQ) 82 km by road - Kochinda (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balichakara? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Balichakara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jamankira - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamankira - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hirakud - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balichakara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 7% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balichakara Of every 100 households in Balichakara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balichakara · ■ Kochinda rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 30% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 0% 43% - Television 0% 19% - Mobile phone 0% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 19% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balichakara? ■ Balichakara · ■ Kochinda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 70.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 1005 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 948 - Working population 60.0% 58.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 4 (11%) · ■ Marginal 32 (89%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kochinda - Barihadihi 63 people - Bihabali 63 people - Badkudar 62 people - Sakanda 61 people - Dobhaya 57 people - Chheprabeda 51 people - Bijadihi 50 people - Pathuria 47 people All 152 villages in Kochinda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balichakara? 768107 - How far is Balichakara from Sambalpur? 82 km by road - What is the population of Balichakara? 60 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balichakara in? Sambalpur district (Kochinda sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balichakara? 80.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/kochinda/balichakara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.