Notified Area Council · Malkangiri district
Balimela
Balimela is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Malkangiri district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 11,796 people in 2,758 households.
- Population (2011)
- 11,796
- Literacy
- 71.7%
- Area
- 4.85 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Orkel
- LGD body code
- 250576
People and work in Balimela
- Population
- 11,796
- 6,023 male · 5,773 female
- Households
- 2,758
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.7%
- men 81.8% · women 61.2%below urban Malkangiri (74.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 958
- above urban Malkangiri (925)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 930
- People per km²
- 2,432
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,939 (33.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,052 (8.9%)
What the 4,243 workers did
- Cultivators110 (2.6%)
- Agricultural labourers89 (2.1%)
- Household industry83 (2.0%)
- Other work3,045 (71.8%)
- Marginal workers916 (21.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 4.85 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Korukonda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,022.8 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 46°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 630 km by road
- District headquarters
- Malkangiri, 35 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jeypore, 105 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 450 km
- Roads
- 15 km pucca, 150 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 670
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 8 (5 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 2, 6 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 4
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Rice Mill, Bidi Factory, Backery
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.
Other towns in Malkangiri
See also: Orkel sub-district · People of Malkangiri district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Balimela as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.