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About Baliposi Village

Baliposi is a small village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 210 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758032
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 210
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Baliposi compares

By the 2011 count Baliposi is the 37th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Baliposi

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

Baliposi lies about 27 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 14 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 Baliposi
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 14 km
Nearest town Joda 26 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 27 km

Villages closest to Baliposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliposi village had a population of 414. That makes it the 37th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Baliposi village has 210 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliposi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Baliposi is 758032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliposi covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baliposi falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baliposi is Porjanpur, about 14 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 Baliposi.

Baliposi is about 27 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliposi is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Jhumpura is about 7.6 km away. Porjanpur is about 14 km away. Joda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asuria (2.2 km), Mahadevpur (2.8 km) and Andharikhaman (3.4 km).

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

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