Gram panchayat · Bari block · Jajpur
Balia gram panchayat
Balia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bari block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 6,817 people in 1,564 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bari assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 6,817
- Literacy
- 79.4%
- Area
- 7.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118279
Villages of Balia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahan(2) | 771 | 3,414 | 80.7% | 18% | 0% |
| Balia | 509 | 2,276 | 79.5% | 18% | 0% |
| Paramanandapur | 283 | 1,122 | 75.2% | 16% | 0% |
| Nahan (1) | 1 | 5 | 100.0% | 0% | 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 Balia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,817
- 3,466 male · 3,351 female
- Households
- 1,564
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.4%
- below Bari block's villages (80.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 967
- below Bari block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 692
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,051
- 30.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,200 (17.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 6 (0.1%)
What the 2,051 workers did
- Cultivators490 (23.9%)
- Agricultural labourers623 (30.4%)
- Household industry27 (1.3%)
- Other work543 (26.5%)
- Marginal workers368 (17.9%)
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 Balia
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 7 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school1 of 4
- Degree college1 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump3 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Black Gram (4), Groundnut (4).
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 Bari block
- Allipur
- Amathpur
- Angalo
- Anyasipur
- Arangabad
- Atira
- Bainsiria
- Balibilli
- Bari
- Bhanra
- Bodua
- Chandanpur
- Dharapur
- Gamu
- Golakund
- Ishanpur
- Kalamatia
- Kimbhiriapal
- Madhusudanpur
- Mandari
- Mohakalpada
- Rampa
- Ratalanga
- Ratnagiri
- Sahupada
- Serapur
- Swainkhanda
- Udayanathpur
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