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About Balaniposi Village

Balaniposi is a mid sized village in Patana tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 242 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaniposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaniposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Patana
Pincode 758045
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 242
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaniposi compares

By the 2011 count Balaniposi is the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 590 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Balaniposi

Balaniposi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balaniposi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balaniposi from other places

Balaniposi lies about 19 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 15 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 Balaniposi
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Patana 19 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 19 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 19 km

Villages closest to Balaniposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaniposi village had a population of 519. That makes it the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 590 residents.

Balaniposi village has 242 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaniposi has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Balaniposi is 758045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaniposi covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balaniposi falls under Patana tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Balaniposi is Kendujhargarh, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Balaniposi.

Balaniposi is about 19 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaniposi is in Patana tehsil of Kendujhar district. Kendujhargarh is about 15 km away. Patana is about 19 km away. Kendujhar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musapada (7.0 km), Maudipa (7.1 km) and Bhimapada (7.1 km).

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

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