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People in Odisha’s Babojola Village Sweep Streets 3 Times a Day & Fine Those Who Litter
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RASMITA MALLIK
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- LGD code
- 405761
- Pincode
- 752089
- Post office
- Banigochha
- Population
- 29
- Households
- 9
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1417 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 18
Census 2011 · in context
How Balichatara compares
By population, Balichatara ranks #232 of 301 villages in Dasapalla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−17.8% vs mandal average
- Balichatara
- 48.3%
- Dasapalla mandal
- 66.1%
- Nayagarh district
- 71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,417
+477 vs mandal average
- Balichatara
- 1,417
- Dasapalla mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Balichatara
- 3.2
- Dasapalla mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balichatara at a glance
Balichatara is a village of 29 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Dasapalla block, Nayagarh district, Odisha, the 232nd-largest of 301 villages in Dasapalla block. Literacy is 48%, 18 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,417 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 752089, served by Banigochha post office; the LGD village code is 405761. The sarpanch is RASMITA MALLIK, and the village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 34 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kalasakhaman →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balichatara · this village | 29 | 48% | — |
| Kalasakhaman · Dasapalla | 549 | 61% | — |
| Nuasahi · Dasapalla | 527 | 51% | — |
| Nizkalamba · Banigochha | 349 | 42% | — |
| Podasahi · Banigochha | 294 | 62% | — |
| Madekumpa · Banigochha | 286 | 35% | — |
| Ganikumpa Oraf Khairakalasa Khaman · Banigochha | 283 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balichatara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NAYAGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 94
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 94
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 54
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kalasakhamana
- Total area (ha)
- 55
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 15.26
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balichatara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balichatara
- LGD code
- 405761
- Pincode
- 752089
- Post office
- Banigochha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 29
- Population (projected 2026)
- 34
- Households
- 9
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1417
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Daspalla
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Behera
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RASMITA MALLIK
- Block / Mandal
- Dasapalla
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)