About Balita Village

Balita is a mid sized village in Barbil tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 498 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balita village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Barbil
Pincode	758038
Area (hectares)	457 hectares
Population	962
Male Population	498
Female Population	464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Balita compares

By the 2011 count Balita is the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Balita

Balita is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balita 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 Balita from other places

Balita lies about 88 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Posoita, about 11 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 Balita
Nearest railway station	Posoita	11 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbil	32 km
District headquarters	Kendujhar	88 km

Villages closest to Balita

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

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Common questions about Balita

As per the Census of India 2011, Balita village had a population of 962. That makes it the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Balita village has 498 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balita has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Balita is 758038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balita covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balita falls under Barbil tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Balita is Posoita, about 11 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 Balita.

Balita is about 88 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balita is in Barbil tehsil of Kendujhar district. Posoita is about 11 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 31 km away. Barbil is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.