# Balisankara Village, Talasara, Sundargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/talasara/balisankara/ Village · Talasara, Sundargarh # Balisankara Balisankara is a village in Talasara sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770015**. The 2011 Census counted **3,586 people in 841 households**, the 4th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%. - 3,586people (2011) - 841households - 73.9%literacy - 770015PIN code ## Balisankara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balisankara is 770015.** Balisankara falls in Talasara sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha. - PIN code770015 - Gram panchayatBalisankara - Community development blockBalisankara - Census village code384045 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balisankara from nearby towns? - Talasara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sundargarh (district HQ)40 km by road - Sundargarh (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 Balisankara? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Balisankara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kerai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Balisankara known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and black gram**. Products made here include earthern pots, tailoring and carpentery. About 65% of the 1,336 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Balisankara Of every 100 households in Balisankara in 2011, 28 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balisankara · ■ Talasara rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **17% Toilet within the home ****12%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **92% Tap water ****3%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****46%** **37% Television ****19%** **11% Mobile phone ****33%** **22% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **22% Own their home ****90%** **96% 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 Balisankara? ■ Balisankara · ■ Talasara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **68.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1196** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **947 Working population ****45.5%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 70.1% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 270 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (13%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 257 (16%) · **■** Marginal 887 (54%) 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 Talasara - Subdega5,935 people - Kiralaga4,248 people - Lulkidihi3,952 people - Tumulia3,311 people - Bandega3,204 people - Simdega2,523 people - Rauldega2,266 people [All 87 villages in Talasara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/talasara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balisankara?770015 - How far is Balisankara from Sundargarh?40 km by road - What is the population of Balisankara?3,586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balisankara in?Sundargarh district (Talasara sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balisankara?73.9% (Census 2011)