Bahalia village, Bhograi block | Pincode 756039

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Bahalia is a village in Bhograi mandal, Baleshwar district, Odisha, with a population of 421 across 98 households. The village has a literacy rate of 80.8% and is located at coordinates 22.059°N, 87.211°E.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

SINDHUBATI DALAI

Contact: 76****5908

Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Bahalia can update it.

LGD code: 391699
Pincode: 756039
Post office: Kakhra
Population: 421
Households: 98
Literacy rate: 80.8%
Sex ratio: 855 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 203
Distance to district centre: 221 km
Distance to mandal centre: 237 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar: 243 km
Distance to Kolkata: 132 km
Nearest railway station: Nekurseni · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Keshiary Rural Hospital · 8 km

Census 2011 · in context

How Bahalia compares

By population, Bahalia ranks #174 of 271 villages in Bhograi mandal.

Literacy rate

80.8%

+5.8% vs mandal average

Bahalia: 80.8%
Bhograi mandal: 75.0%
Baleshwar district: 69.9%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

855

−80 vs mandal average

Bahalia: 855
Bhograi mandal: 935

Household size

people per home

4.3

Same as the mandal average

Bahalia: 4.3
Bhograi mandal: 4.3

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

Bahalia at a glance

Bahalia is a village of 421 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Bhograi block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 174th-largest of 271 villages in Bhograi block. Literacy is 81%, 6 points above the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 855 women per 1,000 men. It lies 221 km from the Baleshwar district centre, 22 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 12 km from Nekurseni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756039, served by Kakhra post office; the LGD village code is 391699. The nearest hospital or health centre is Keshiary Rural Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is SINDHUBATI DALAI, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 588 in 2026, up 40% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jalsoharia →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Bahalia · this village	421	81%	—
Harichak · Giridih	720	49%	0.8 km NE
Praharajpur · Pattamundai	148	—	1 km W
Praharajpur · Dantan - I	148	57%	1 km W
Praharajpur · Kishannagar	4,231	71%	1 km W
Praharajpur · Bhuban	102	79%	1 km W
Praharajpur · Basta	0	—	1 km W

Complete this village · 5/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch name
Panchayat contact
Pincode
About the village
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bahalia

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 12
Power hours (winter): 14
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 1
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: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: JALESWAR
Distance to nearest town (km): 45
Distance to district HQ (km): 75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 7
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Kakhada
Total area (ha): 35
Irrigated area (ha): 0
Forest area (ha): 0.87

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

Notice board · Bahalia

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Bahalia

LGD code: 391699
Pincode: 756039
Post office: Kakhra
Population (Census 2011): 421
Population (projected 2026): 588
Households: 98
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 855
Literacy rate: 80.8%
Coordinates: 22.05947°N, 87.21106°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Dhenkanal
Member of Parliament: Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly: Krushna Chandra Patra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: SINDHUBATI DALAI
Block / Mandal: Bhograi

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Baleshwar district level

Then & Now

Bahalia — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

421

Census 2011 baseline

+39.7%

Population · 2026

588

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

Households · 2026

—

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 421Census 2011
Households: 98Census 2011
Literacy rate: 80.8%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 855 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 5882026 proj. · +39.7% vs 2011
Est. households: —2026 projection
Active job cards: 1,64,964MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 55,630MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 3,31,48,964ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 866NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 76.5%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 97.1%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 70.9%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 61.8%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 68.3%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Baleshwar district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 23,63,679PMAY-G · 23,63,679 of 28,49,889 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Baleshwar district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 1,51,341Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Baleshwar district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Bahalia on the map

Verified

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 22.0595° N, 87.2111° EOpen in OSM →

Getting there

How to reach Bahalia

Mandal centre

Bhograi · ≈ 237 km

≈ 8 h 6 min by car · 9 h 37 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Baleshwar · ≈ 221 km

≈ 7 h 34 min by car · 8 h 59 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 16,280 people

Sabra · ≈ 22 km

≈ 46 min by car · 54 min by bike

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Bhubaneswar243 kmcapital
Kolkata132 km
Hyderabad1050 km
Chennai1239 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

Railway stationNekurseni12 km
Hospital / PHCKeshiary Rural Hospital8 km
ATM / bankAxis Bank30 km
Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum33 km
CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science31 km
Police stationHijli TOP Police Station30 km

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 756039

All villages in 756039 →

Same name, different place

Other villages named Bahalia

Looking for a different Bahalia? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Bahalia →

From the village

Latest posts

All 1 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsDISTRICT

Odisha: Three panchayat officials arrested for bungling Rs 16.76 lakh old-age pension fund in Baleshwar

Reported by prameyanews.com.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Hall of fame

Notable persons of Bahalia

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Bahalia

No jobs on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first job

Villages near Bahalia

Calendar

Upcoming events

Festival calendar →

Sep

Ganesh Chaturthi

state

Vinayaka installation on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. Madhyahna puja muhurat 11:

→

Sep

Hartalika Teej

state

Married women observe a nirjala (waterless) fast for the well-being of their hus

→

Sep

Rishi Panchami

state

Observed the day after Ganesh Chaturthi. Traditional fast honouring the Saptarsh

→

Sep

Vishwakarma Puja

state

Craftsmen, mechanics, factory workers, drivers and shopkeepers honour Vishwakarm

→

Sep

Radha Ashtami

state

Radha's appearance day. Fasting, midday puja, and kirtan. Especially prominent i

→

Sep

Anant Chaturdashi

state

Ananta Vrata — 14 knots on a sacred thread symbolise Vishnu's infinite forms. Al

→

Sep

Gram Sabha — Q3 2026

state

Quarterly Gram Sabha meeting; convened on the last Saturday of the quarter per P

→

Oct

Gandhi Jayanti

state

Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; observed as a national holiday.

→

News from Baleshwar & Odisha

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Odisha: Three panchayat officials arrested for bungling Rs 16.76 lakh old-age pension fund in Baleshwar
Baleshwarprameyanews.com8 days ago
Rahul Gandhi Likely to Visit Odisha in October;Panchayat election ahead(!) |
odishabarta.comyesterday
Odisha forms technical team to monitor care of the apes in Nandankanan
The New Indian Express3 days ago
Odisha Begins Voter List Preparation For 2027 Panchayat, Municipal Elections
Deccan Chronicle5 days ago
How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty
Down To Earth6 days ago
3 die while cleaning septic tank in Odisha’ Tarapaguda village: Police | India News
Hindustan Times7 days ago

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Bahalia

What is the pincode of Bahalia?

The pincode of Bahalia, Bhograi block, Baleshwar district, Odisha is 756039. The post office is Kakhra.

Which post office delivers to Bahalia?

Mail for Bahalia is delivered through Kakhra post office, pincode 756039, in Bhograi block, Baleshwar district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Bahalia located?

Bahalia is a village in Bhograi block of Baleshwar district, Odisha, India.

What is the population of Bahalia as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Bahalia village has a population of 421 across 98 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Bahalia?

The current sarpanch of Bahalia gram panchayat is SINDHUBATI DALAI.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bahalia in?

Bahalia falls under the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency (PC #9) of Odisha.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Bahalia in?

Bahalia falls under the Dhenkanal assembly constituency (AC #55) of Odisha.

What is the literacy rate in Bahalia?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Bahalia village is 80.8%.

What is the sex ratio in Bahalia?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Bahalia village is 855 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Bahalia?

12 schemes currently match residents of Bahalia, including KALIA - Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation, Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), Mission Shakti - Odisha SHG Programme. Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Bahalia from Baleshwar district centre?

Bahalia is approximately 221 km (straight-line) from the centre of Baleshwar district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Bahalia?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Bahalia village is 391699.

Which is the nearest town to Bahalia?

Sabra (population 16,280, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 22 km from Bahalia in a straight line.

How big is Bahalia compared to other villages in Bhograi block?

Bahalia ranks 174 of 271 villages in Bhograi block by Census 2011 population (421 residents).

How far is Bahalia from Bhubaneswar?

Bahalia is about 243 km from Bhubaneswar in a straight line (the state capital of Odisha); by road expect roughly 316 km.

How far is Bahalia from Kolkata?

Bahalia is about 132 km from Kolkata in a straight line; by road expect roughly 171 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Bahalia?

Nekurseni is the nearest railway station to Bahalia, about 12 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 15 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Bahalia?

Keshiary Rural Hospital is the nearest hospital or health centre to Bahalia, about 8 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 10 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Bahalia?

Axis Bank is the nearest ATM or bank to Bahalia, about 30 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 39 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Bahalia?

Bharat Petroleum is the nearest petrol pump to Bahalia, about 33 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 43 km.

Who is the MLA of Bahalia?

Bahalia falls under Dhenkanal assembly constituency (AC 55). The sitting MLA is Krushna Chandra Patra (BJP).

Who is the MP for Bahalia?

Bahalia is in Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Rudra Narayan Pany (BJP).

What is the population of Bahalia in 2026?

Bahalia is estimated at 588 people in 2026, up about 40% from 421 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Bahalia in?

Odisha falls in the Eastern Plateau and Hills zone (rice, millets, pulses; rain-fed) and the East Coast Plains and Hills zone (rice, coconut, sugarcane, cashew) of the ICAR classification; Bahalia in Baleshwar district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Bahalia?

SINDHUBATI DALAI is the sarpanch of Bahalia gram panchayat, Bhograi block. See the sarpanch list of Bhograi block for every gram panchayat.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

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)