# Balanda Village, Brahmani Tarang, Sundargarh (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/brahmani-tarang/balanda/ Village · Brahmani Tarang, Sundargarh # Balanda Balanda is a village in Brahmani Tarang sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770031**. The 2011 Census counted **3,834 people in 825 households**, the 2nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 3,834people (2011) - 825households - 63.9%literacy - 770031PIN code ## Balanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balanda is 770031.** Balanda falls in Brahmani Tarang sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha. - PIN code770031 - Gram panchayatBalanda - Community development blockLathikata - Census village code384577 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balanda from nearby towns? - Brahmani Tarang (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sundargarh (district HQ)100 km by road - Raurkela (nearest town)10 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 Balanda? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Balanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rourkela - ○Degree college10+ km · Rourkela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rourkela - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Balanda known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 50% of the 1,213 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Balanda Of every 100 households in Balanda in 2011, 34 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balanda · ■ Brahmani Tarang rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **32% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **85% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****23%** **18% Mobile phone ****30%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****82%** **88% 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 Balanda? ■ Balanda · ■ Brahmani Tarang rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106** **980 Working population ****39.7%** **45.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 879 (58%) · **■** Marginal 483 (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 Brahmani Tarang - Birikera3,840 people - Tainsar2,960 people - Garjan2,764 people - Lungei2,430 people - Badmaroni2,110 people [All 48 villages in Brahmani Tarang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/brahmani-tarang/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balanda?770031 - How far is Balanda from Sundargarh?100 km by road - What is the population of Balanda?3,834 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balanda in?Sundargarh district (Brahmani Tarang sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balanda?63.9% (Census 2011)