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About Balikotha Village

Balikotha is a small village in Rairangpur tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 162 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balikotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balikotha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Rairangpur
Pincode 757050
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 162
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Balikotha compares

By the 2011 count Balikotha is the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 697 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Balikotha

Balikotha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balikotha 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. The nearest villages by name are Bagdega, Baghiatangar, Baigankudar and Bakadihi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balikotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Balikotha village had a population of 320. That makes it the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 697 residents.

Balikotha village has 162 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balikotha has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Balikotha is 757050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balikotha covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balikotha falls under Rairangpur tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Balikotha notes the nearest railway station 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 Balikotha.

Balikotha is in Rairangpur tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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