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Ekharajat Mahal Land Disputes: HC Pushes Odisha to Clarify 36-Village Status
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- LGD code
- 412926
- Pincode
- 761007
- Post office
- Padmanavapur
- Population
- 424
- Households
- 97
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Sex ratio
- 936 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 162
Census 2011 · in context
How Ballighai compares
By population, Ballighai ranks #97 of 224 villages in Digapahandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.3%
−5.0% vs mandal average
- Ballighai
- 49.3%
- Digapahandi mandal
- 54.3%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
−58 vs mandal average
- Ballighai
- 936
- Digapahandi mandal
- 994
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Ballighai
- 4.4
- Digapahandi mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ballighai at a glance
Ballighai is a village of 424 people in 97 households (Census 2011) in Digapahandi block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 97th-largest of 224 villages in Digapahandi block. Literacy is 49%, 5 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761007, served by Padmanavapur post office; the LGD village code is 412926. The village votes in Sanakhemundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Jena. The population is estimated at 500 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khamarigam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballighai · this village | 424 | 49% | — |
| Samantarapur · Digapahandi | 1,516 | 42% | — |
| Golanda · Digapahandi | 1,033 | 57% | — |
| Khamarigam · Digapahandi | 865 | 58% | — |
| Baritala · Nuagaon | 603 | 66% | — |
| Sebakatikarapada · Digapahandi | 395 | 60% | — |
| Baiganabadipolli · Nuagaon | 328 | 48% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ballighai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DIGAPAHANDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khamarigam
- Total area (ha)
- 112
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ballighai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ballighai
- LGD code
- 412926
- Pincode
- 761007
- Post office
- Padmanavapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 424
- Population (projected 2026)
- 500
- Households
- 97
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 936
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aska
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanakhemundi
- Member of Parliament
- Anita Subhadarshini
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Jena
- Block / Mandal
- Digapahandi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761007
- PadmanabhapurpenthaDigapahandi mandal2,759 pop
- KaithakhandiDigapahandi mandal2,187 pop
- JharipadarDigapahandi mandal1,919 pop
- OdasingaDigapahandi mandal1,687 pop
- TalasingiDigapahandi mandal1,476 pop
- BuripadarDigapahandi mandal1,173 pop
- ChhatramandirDigapahandi mandal1,107 pop
- KandasaraDigapahandi mandal1,077 pop
- BijaypadmanabhapurDigapahandi mandal1,054 pop
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Other villages named Ballighai
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ballighai
Other villages in Digapahandi mandal
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- Antei
- Phasiguda
- Mohada
- Bhramarapur
- Moulabhanaja
- Padmanabhapurpentha
- Badadumula
- Chudangapur
- Choudhuritikarapada
- Goudagam
- Kaithakhandi
- Langaladei
- Gadagovindapur
- Dauni
- Kusapada
- Jharipadar
- Turubudi
- Karapada
- Rajapur
- Odasinga
- Sahadebatikarapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Samantarapur
- Sundhipalli
- Talasingi
- Kotinada
- Tileswara
- Chasanimakhandi
- Panada
- Ankorada
- Sindhukhandi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)