About Balikania Village

Balikania is a small village in Banapur tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 38 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balikania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balikania village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Khordha
Tehsil	Banapur
Pincode	752031
Area (hectares)	328 hectares
Population	74
Male Population	38
Female Population	36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Balikania compares

By the 2011 count Balikania is the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 575 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Balikania

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

Balikania lies about 74 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Balugaon, about 21 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 Balikania
Tehsil headquarters	Banapur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Balugaon	21 km
Nearest town	Polasara	26 km
District headquarters	Khordha	74 km

Villages closest to Balikania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balikania village had a population of 74. That makes it the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 575 residents.

Balikania village has 38 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balikania has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Balikania is 752031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balikania covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balikania falls under Banapur tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Balikania is Balugaon, about 21 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 Balikania.

Balikania is about 74 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balikania is in Banapur tehsil of Khordha district. Banapur is about 16 km away. Balugaon is about 21 km away. Polasara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.