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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRAKASH KUMAR PANI
Contact: 96****8503
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- LGD code
- 382875
- Pincode
- 768121
- Post office
- Gohira Dam Site
- Population
- 1,259
- Households
- 315
- Literacy rate
- 74%
- Sex ratio
- 899 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 600
Census 2011 · in context
How Balita compares
By population, Balita ranks #14 of 220 villages in Barkot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.0%
+11.3% vs mandal average
- Balita
- 74.0%
- Barkot mandal
- 62.7%
- Deogarh district
- 63.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
899
−72 vs mandal average
- Balita
- 899
- Barkot mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Balita
- 4.0
- Barkot mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balita at a glance
Balita is a village of 1,259 people in 315 households (Census 2011) in Barkot block, Deogarh district, Odisha, the 14th-largest of 220 villages in Barkot block. Literacy is 74%, 11 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 899 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768121, served by Gohira Dam Site post office; the LGD village code is 382875. The sarpanch is PRAKASH KUMAR PANI, and the village votes in Athamallik assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nalini Kanta Pradhan. The population is estimated at 1,484 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balita
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DEBAGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Danra
- Total area (ha)
- 241
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.98
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balita
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balita
- LGD code
- 382875
- Pincode
- 768121
- Post office
- Gohira Dam Site
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,259
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,484
- Households
- 315
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 899
- Literacy rate
- 74.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Athamallik
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nalini Kanta Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRAKASH KUMAR PANI
- Block / Mandal
- Barkot
- Nearest railway station
- Saragipali (13.0 km)
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Other villages in Barkot mandal
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- Saida
- Saruali
- Bamparda
- Dantaribahal
- Gurusang
- Golabandha
- Basalai
- Danra
- Dandasingha
- Nuagaon
- Kadopada
- Rengalbahal
- Ambagaon
- Jharakandhal
- Jalisuan
- Thianal
- Khajurikhaman
- Budhakhaman
- Sarankot
- Nuapetpura
- Madalia
- Nuagoudsuguda
- Kelenda
- Singhuri
- Madhyapur
- Nalabandha
- Masanita
- Saloi
- Aksharshila
- Landijhari
- Basupali
- Balanda
- Baliroi
- Baidharnagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)