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- LGD code
- 388281
- Pincode
- 757043
- Post office
- Anladuva
- Population
- 320
- Households
- 75
- Literacy rate
- 41.3%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 192
Census 2011 · in context
How Balikotha compares
By population, Balikotha ranks #110 of 152 villages in Rairangpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.3%
−11.3% vs mandal average
- Balikotha
- 41.3%
- Rairangpur mandal
- 52.6%
- Mayurbhanj district
- 54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
−56 vs mandal average
- Balikotha
- 975
- Rairangpur mandal
- 1,031
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Balikotha
- 4.3
- Rairangpur mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balikotha at a glance
Balikotha is a village of 320 people in 75 households (Census 2011) in Rairangpur block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 110th-largest of 152 villages in Rairangpur block. Literacy is 41%, 11 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757043, served by Anladuva post office; the LGD village code is 388281. The population is estimated at 377 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balikotha · this village | 320 | 41% | — |
| Karkachia · Rairangpur | 1,152 | 40% | — |
| Barajiani · Rairangpur | 1,127 | 45% | — |
| Bankati · Rairangpur | 1,127 | 54% | — |
| Baliadhipa · Rairangpur | 1,084 | 64% | — |
| Gadmunda · Rairangpur | 993 | 45% | — |
| Khandadeuli · Rairangpur | 777 | 60% | — |
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- Pincode
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balikotha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- 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
- RAIRANGPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bankati
- Total area (ha)
- 126
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.53
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balikotha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balikotha
- LGD code
- 388281
- Pincode
- 757043
- Post office
- Anladuva
- Population (Census 2011)
- 320
- Population (projected 2026)
- 377
- Households
- 75
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 41.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pallahara
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Block / Mandal
- Rairangpur
- Nearest railway station
- Samal (under construction) (16.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 757043
- TentoposiRairangpur mandal2,255 pop
- BadadaRairangpur mandal2,161 pop
- KhantaRairangpur mandal2,062 pop
- BadadaRairangpur mandal1,698 pop
- BhutukabadiRairangpur mandal1,487 pop
- MundhathakuraRairangpur mandal1,474 pop
- BaghiatangarRairangpur mandal1,380 pop
- ChingudipokhariRairangpur mandal1,287 pop
- KarkachiaRairangpur mandal1,152 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balikotha
Other villages in Rairangpur mandal
View all 60+ →- Aharbandh
- Uperbeda
- Tentoposi
- Badada
- Khanta
- Badada
- Bijatala
- Bhutukabadi
- Mundhathakura
- Raihari
- Baghiatangar
- Chingudipokhari
- Karkachia
- Bhalupahadi
- Bankati
- Barajiani
- Kukudimundi
- Badgan
- Baliadhipa
- Shyamsundar
- Deuli
- Gandida
- Chandida
- Gadmunda
- Pithakutni
- Sudarsanpur
- Tikarpada
- Bantali
- Nusadihi
- Hatia
- Champuda
- Bhalujodi
- Bhadubeda
- Mundakati
- Jodia
- Musabani
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)