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- LGD code
- 385496
- Pincode
- 758044
- Post office
- Karanjia (Kendujhar)
- Population
- 242
- Households
- 62
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 172
Census 2011 · in context
How Balasore compares
By population, Balasore ranks #114 of 131 villages in Champua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
+7.6% vs mandal average
- Balasore
- 65.3%
- Champua mandal
- 57.7%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−4 vs mandal average
- Balasore
- 1,000
- Champua mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Balasore
- 3.9
- Champua mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balasore at a glance
Balasore is a village of 242 people in 62 households (Census 2011) in Champua block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 114th-largest of 131 villages in Champua block. Literacy is 65%, 8 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758044, served by Karanjia (Kendujhar) post office; the LGD village code is 385496. The village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 285 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balasore
- 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)
- 12
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- JODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chandrasekharpur
- Total area (ha)
- 63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.37
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balasore
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balasore
- LGD code
- 385496
- Pincode
- 758044
- Post office
- Karanjia (Kendujhar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 242
- Population (projected 2026)
- 285
- Households
- 62
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Daspalla
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Behera
- Block / Mandal
- Champua
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758044
Other villages in Champua mandal
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- Ramala
- Kalikaprasad
- Rajia
- Chamakpur
- Karanjia
- Gundunia
- Bhimapur(Bhuinpur)
- Godhuli
- Kodagadia
- Sarei
- Naradapur
- Badanai
- Parsala
- Kanjiasula
- Bala
- Raruangoda
- Bhanda
- Kainta
- Jamudalak
- Goda
- Basira
- Chimila
- Anandapur Alias Panchapokharia
- Patala
- Angulia
- Gambharia
- Taduabahal
- Moudi
- Sankarapur
- Sasanga
- Maheswarpur
- Banko
- Satahalia
- Ramachandrapur
- Kankadapat
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)