Gram panchayat · Polosara block · Ganjam
Balichai gram panchayat
Balichai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Polosara block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,498 people in 797 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Polasara assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,498
- Literacy
- 72.8%
- Area
- 3.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117898
Villages of Balichai
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 Balichai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,498
- 1,731 male · 1,767 female
- Households
- 797
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.8%
- above Polosara block's villages (69.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,021
- above Polosara block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 362
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,473
- 42.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 250 (7.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,473 workers did
- Cultivators581 (39.4%)
- Agricultural labourers195 (13.2%)
- Household industry18 (1.2%)
- Other work137 (9.3%)
- Marginal workers542 (36.8%)
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 Balichai
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 3 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Ground Nuts (2), Pulses (2). Handicrafts: Bamboo Work (1).
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 Polosara block
- Badapankalabadi
- Banthapalli
- Bartani
- Bellagam
- Bhabarada
- Budhaisuni
- Chirikipada Sasan
- Dhumkapada
- Ghodapalana
- Gochabadi
- Hatiota
- J.dengapadar
- Jakar
- Kalamba
- Kanachai
- Kendubadi
- Khanduru
- Madhupalli
- Mala-tentulia
- Mandar
- Mathura
- Nimina
- Pandiripada
- Rumagada
- Sodaka
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Balichai? Share it with us.