Gram panchayat · Derabish block · Kendrapara
Balia gram panchayat
Balia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Derabish block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 6,380 people in 1,515 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patkura assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 6,380
- Literacy
- 85.2%
- Area
- 7.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119052
Villages of Balia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balia | 547 | 2,112 | 86.8% | 27% | 0% |
| Ario | 142 | 731 | 90.4% | 14% | 0% |
| Jagulaipada | 166 | 730 | 80.1% | 3% | 0% |
| Oukhanda | 143 | 635 | 85.4% | 11% | 0% |
| MulanaPatana | 161 | 630 | 75.9% | 50% | 0% |
| Deshpur | 135 | 603 | 86.5% | 36% | 0% |
| Darabol | 100 | 422 | 83.6% | 38% | 0% |
| Gopinathpur | 67 | 294 | 87.2% | 12% | 0% |
| Jashor | 54 | 223 | 92.4% | 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
- 6,380
- 3,170 male · 3,210 female
- Households
- 1,515
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.2%
- below Derabish block's villages (86.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,013
- above Derabish block's villages (957)
- Children aged 0–6
- 717
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,109
- 33.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,484 (23.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,109 workers did
- Cultivators377 (17.9%)
- Agricultural labourers242 (11.5%)
- Household industry38 (1.8%)
- Other work415 (19.7%)
- Marginal workers1,037 (49.2%)
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 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 8 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school5 of 9
- Secondary school2 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop9 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Derabish block
- Barimul
- Basupur
- Benipur
- Chandol
- Chatarachakoda
- Chhoti
- Danpur
- Endar
- Golarahat
- Gualsingh
- Harianka
- Indalo
- Janarabarimul
- Kaupada
- Khamala
- Kurujanga
- Kusiapal
- Laxminarayanpur
- Mangalapur
- Mukundapur
- Nahanga
- Narasinghpur
- Palei
- Raghunathpur
- Ratadiakhandasahi
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