Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Balanga gram panchayat
Balanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,853 people in 1,579 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,853
- Literacy
- 85.5%
- Area
- 11 km²
- LGD code
- 275554
Villages of Balanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanga | 381 | 1,363 | 82.4% | 35% | 2% |
| Pannada | 283 | 1,059 | 85.8% | 11% | 0% |
| Simulia | 297 | 1,054 | 91.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Reoda | 201 | 769 | 87.9% | 5% | 0% |
| Mukteswarpur | 154 | 639 | 84.6% | 18% | 0% |
| Janhia | 139 | 524 | 76.3% | 28% | 0% |
| Julungia | 124 | 445 | 87.1% | 3% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Balanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,853
- 3,075 male · 2,778 female
- Households
- 1,579
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.5%
- above Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 903
- below Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 668
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,896
- 32.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 912 (15.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 32 (0.5%)
What the 1,896 workers did
- Cultivators413 (21.8%)
- Agricultural labourers787 (41.5%)
- Household industry58 (3.1%)
- Other work373 (19.7%)
- Marginal workers265 (14.0%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Balanga
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 11 km², 83% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump5 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Soro block
- Antapur
- Attapur
- Dahisade
- Gopinathpur
- Gud
- Jadia
- Kedarpur
- Kesharipur
- Madhusuidanpur
- Mahumuhan
- Manatri
- Manipur
- Mulising
- Nadigan
- Natapada
- Nischintapur
- Sabira
- Sajanpur
- Saknar
- Sarasakha
- Singakhunta
- Talanagar
- Tentei
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Balanga? Share it with us.