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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Diptimayee Jena
Contact: 99****4190
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- LGD code
- 401373
- Pincode
- 755023
- Post office
- Jenapur
- Population
- 2,896
- Households
- 605
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 921
Census 2011 · in context
How Balikudia compares
By population, Balikudia ranks #11 of 277 villages in Dharmasala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.7%
−3.2% vs mandal average
- Balikudia
- 67.7%
- Dharmasala mandal
- 70.9%
- Jajapur district
- 70.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−23 vs mandal average
- Balikudia
- 938
- Dharmasala mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Balikudia
- 4.8
- Dharmasala mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balikudia at a glance
Balikudia is a village of 2,896 people in 605 households (Census 2011) in Dharmasala block, Jajapur district, Odisha, the 11th-largest of 277 villages in Dharmasala block. Literacy is 68%, 3 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 755023, served by Jenapur post office; the LGD village code is 401373. The sarpanch is Diptimayee Jena, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 3,414 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balikudia · this village | 2,896 | 68% | — |
| Raichhanda · Dharmasala | 2,741 | 70% | — |
| Gohiratikar · Dharmasala | 285 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balikudia
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAJAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Raichhanda
- Total area (ha)
- 495
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.53
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balikudia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balikudia
- LGD code
- 401373
- Pincode
- 755023
- Post office
- Jenapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,896
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,414
- Households
- 605
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Diptimayee Jena
- Block / Mandal
- Dharmasala
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 755023
- MarzitapurJenapur mandal6,664 pop
- JenapurDharmasala mandal3,690 pop
- BichhakhandiJenapur mandal2,899 pop
- Brundadei PurJenapur mandal2,810 pop
- RaichhandaDharmasala mandal2,741 pop
- Madhupur GadaJenapur mandal2,728 pop
- AntiaJenapur mandal2,429 pop
- SahanidihaDharmasala mandal2,391 pop
- SoreiJenapur mandal2,206 pop
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Other villages named Balikudia
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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)