Balakrishnapur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Temples near Balakrishnapur
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By population, Balakrishnapur ranks #18 of 105 villages in Purusottampur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balakrishnapur is a village of 2,146 people in 515 households (Census 2011) in Purusottampur block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 18th-largest of 105 villages in Purusottampur block. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,114 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Ganjam district centre, 1 km from Chatrapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761041, served by Badakharida post office; the LGD village code is 412233. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sankara Eye Hospital Vision Care Centre, 2 km away. The village votes in Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pratap Chandra Nayak. The population is estimated at 2,530 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balakrishnapur · this village | 2,146 | 58% | — |
| Balakrishnapur · Chamakhandi | 160 | 41% | 0 km N |
| Chhatrapur · Berhampur | 1,736 | 52% | 1.9 km E |
| Chhatrapur · Soro | 441 | 76% | 1.9 km E |
| Chhatrapur · Chhatrapur | 2,845 | 71% | 1.9 km E |
| Chhatrapur · Puruna Katak | 290 | 65% | 1.9 km E |
| Chhatrapur · Rairakhol | 459 | 72% | 1.9 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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.
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