Balo is a revenue village in Banta tehsil, Bhadrak district, Odisha. It had a population of 465 in 94 households (Census 2011).
Banta tehsil, Bhadrak district, Odisha.
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IMD warning for Bhadrak district: Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall; thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind 30-40 kmph (Day 1). (IMD MC Bhubaneswar district-wise warnings, 29 Oct 2026)
Status as of 29 Oct 2026, 17:30 IST: Weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over central Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha at 1730 hrs IST of 29 October 2026; very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a low pressure area over northeast Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood during the next 24 hours.
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Balo is a village in Banta tehsil, Bhadrak district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had 465 people in 94 households, with a literacy rate of 80.7%. It is administered by the Rampur gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 756100.
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Balo is in the Rampur gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Balo ranks #121 of 198 inhabited villages in Banta tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Balo is a village of 465 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Banta tehsil, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 121st of 198 inhabited villages in Banta tehsil by population. Literacy is 80.7%, 4.2 points below the tehsil figure of 84.9%, and the sex ratio is 860 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756100; the LGD village code is 394855. The population is estimated at about 490 in 2026 (+6.4% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Rampur →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Odisha's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+6.4%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Bhadrak district, not figures for Balo.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Bhadrak district, not figures for Balo.
95,863 of 1,79,377 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 2,587 habitation rows in 7 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 2,43,904 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Balo. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Balo · 21.0629° N, 86.4998° E
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Balo isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Banta tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Hospital
Bonth
Primary / community health centre
Near Bonth Police Station, Bonth Market
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Balo is a village in Banta tehsil of Bhadrak district, Odisha, India.
Balo is in Bhadrak district of Odisha.
Balo comes under the Rampur gram panchayat.
The pincode of Balo, Banta, Bhadrak is 756100.
As per the 2011 Census, Balo had a population of 465 (250 males and 215 females).
Balo had 94 households at the 2011 Census.
Balo covers about 380 hectares.
The literacy rate of Balo was 80.7% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Balo had 860 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Balo is in the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
Avimanyu Sethi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Bhadrak Lok Sabha seat, which includes Balo, in 2024.
Balo is in the Bhandaripokhari assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Sanjib Kumar Mallick (Biju Janata Dal) won the Bhandaripokhari assembly seat, which includes Balo, in 2024.
Balo is in the Bonth development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Balo is 394855 and its Census 2011 village code is 394855.
Villages near Balo include Nalanga (within ~8 km), Rambhila (about 8.5 km), Barikpur (about 12 km), Bhandari Pokhari (Dakhinbad) (about 17 km), Chandrabhanupur (about 18 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Balo's Census 2011 population of 465 by Odisha's official RGI projection (+6.4% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 490 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Balo has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 159.5 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Bhadrak district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 29 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) | Bhadrak APMC | 2,200 | 2,500 | 2,350 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) | Sahidngar APMC | 2,500 | 2,750 | 2,650 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | Chandabali APMC | 3,550 | 4,050 | 3,740 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cauliflower · Cauliflower | Sahidngar APMC | 2,600 | 2,800 | 2,750 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Onion | Bhadrak APMC | 2,350 | 3,000 | 2,850 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Onion | Chandabali APMC | 4,200 | 4,550 | 4,360 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Chandabali APMC | 1,320 | 1,550 | 1,430 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Tomato | Chandabali APMC | 3,200 | 3,800 | 3,550 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Balo's shops. Best mandi price near Balo →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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