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Baldas

Kantabanji mandal
Pincode 767039
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Baldas observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARATI SUNA
Contact: 99****4313
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LGD code
421236
Pincode
767039
Post office
Kantabanji
Population
540
Households
139
Literacy rate
39.1%
Sex ratio
1101 ♀/1000♂
Workers
295
Census 2011 · in context

How Baldas compares

By population, Baldas ranks #60 of 84 villages in Kantabanji mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.1%
−6.4% vs mandal average
Baldas39.1%
Kantabanji mandal45.5%
Balangir district56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,101
+95 vs mandal average
Baldas1,101
Kantabanji mandal1,006
Household size
people per home
3.9
Same as the mandal average
Baldas3.9
Kantabanji mandal3.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Baldas at a glance

Baldas is a village of 540 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Kantabanji block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 60th-largest of 84 villages in Kantabanji block. Literacy is 39%, 6 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,101 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767039, served by Kantabanji post office; the LGD village code is 421236. The sarpanch is ARATI SUNA, and the village votes in Titlagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nabin Kumar Jain. The population is estimated at 637 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Baldas · this village54039%—
Dhamandanga · Kantabanji1,57241%—
Jamutjhula · Kantabanji1,53149%—
Rajamara · Kantabanji1,22250%—
Kandhabahal · Kantabanji71450%—
Bandhanpali · Kantabanji51850%—
Simnabahal · Kantabanji41046%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baldas

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KANTABANJI
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dhamandanga
Total area (ha)
214
Irrigated area (ha)
6.04
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Baldas

LGD code
421236
Pincode
767039
Post office
Kantabanji
Population (Census 2011)
540
Population (projected 2026)
637
Households
139
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1101
Literacy rate
39.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Titlagarh
Member of Parliament
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nabin Kumar Jain
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ARATI SUNA
Block / Mandal
Kantabanji
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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