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About Baldas Village

Baldas is a mid sized village in Kantabanji tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 257 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldas village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Kantabanji
Pincode 767039
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 257
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baldas compares

By the 2011 count Baldas is the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Baldas

Baldas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baldas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baldas from other places

Baldas lies about 96 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baldas
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kantabanji 32 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 32 km
District headquarters Balangir 96 km

Villages closest to Baldas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kantabanji tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baldas

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldas village had a population of 540. That makes it the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Baldas village has 257 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldas has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Baldas is 767039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldas covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baldas falls under Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baldas is Turekala Road, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baldas.

Baldas is about 96 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldas is in Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district. Turekala Road is about 26 km away. Kantabanji is about 32 km away. Kantābānji is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasamal (2.6 km), Rajamara (9.9 km) and Bandhanpali (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baldas today is likely to be higher.

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