Gram panchayat · Nimapada block · Puri
Balanga gram panchayat
Balanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nimapada block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,825 people in 1,354 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Nimapara assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,825
- Literacy
- 86.0%
- Area
- 6 km²
- LGD code
- 121016
Villages of Balanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanga | 1,320 | 5,673 | 86.2% | 15% | 0% |
| Purunabalanga | 34 | 152 | 76.2% | 53% | 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
- 5,825
- 2,958 male · 2,867 female
- Households
- 1,354
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.0%
- above Nimapada block's villages (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 969
- about the same as Nimapada block's villages (973)
- Children aged 0–6
- 601
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,179
- 37.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 931 (16.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 2,179 workers did
- Cultivators384 (17.6%)
- Agricultural labourers237 (10.9%)
- Household industry65 (3.0%)
- Other work920 (42.2%)
- Marginal workers573 (26.3%)
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 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 6 km², 43% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college1 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 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 bus1 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 haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Vegetables (2).
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 Nimapada block
- Aerisandha
- Alanda
- Antuara
- Badamachhapur
- Badasirivila
- Baharana
- Bamanala
- Bhiligram
- Bhodar
- Bhogasalada
- Chanrapada
- Chhanijanga
- Deuna
- Dhaleswar
- Dhanua
- Gadapadanpur
- Gopinathpur
- Haripur
- Kalapanchana
- Kotakosang
- Miteipur
- Nuasantrha
- Ratilo
- Renchsasan
- Sagada
- Sainsasasan
- Salanga
- Tampalo
- Terundia
- Tulasipur
- Uchhupur
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