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About Baliajoka Village

Baliajoka is a small village in Jharpokharia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 214 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliajoka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliajoka village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Jharpokharia
Pincode 757093
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 214
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Baliajoka compares

By the 2011 count Baliajoka is the 38th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 518 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Baliajoka

Baliajoka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baliajoka 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 Baliajoka from other places

Baliajoka lies about 41 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Bangriposi, 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 Baliajoka
Nearest railway station Bangriposi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jharpokharia 16 km
Nearest town Mushābani 30 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 41 km

Villages closest to Baliajoka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliajoka village had a population of 421. That makes it the 38th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 518 residents.

Baliajoka village has 214 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliajoka has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Baliajoka is 757093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliajoka covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baliajoka falls under Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baliajoka is Bangriposi, 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 <5 km distance for Baliajoka.

Baliajoka is about 41 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliajoka is in Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bangriposi is about 11 km away. Jharpokharia is about 16 km away. Mushābani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hill 2 (5.8 km), Hill Block 1 (5.8 km) and Nuagan Sirsa (14 km).

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

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