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Babala

Rambha mandal
Pincode 761028
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LGD code
411956
Pincode
761028
Post office
Rambha
Population
1,124
Households
240
Literacy rate
52.7%
Sex ratio
1014 ♀/1000♂
Workers
558
Distance to district centre
105 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
252 km
Distance to Hyderabad
586 km
Nearest railway station
Therubali · 23 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Bisam · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Babala compares

By population, Babala ranks #8 of 44 villages in Rambha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.7%
+0.9% vs mandal average
Babala
52.7%
Rambha mandal
51.8%
Ganjam district
62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,014
+44 vs mandal average
Babala
1,014
Rambha mandal
970
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
Babala
4.7
Rambha mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Babala at a glance

Babala is a village of 1,124 people in 240 households (Census 2011) in Rambha block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 8th-largest of 44 villages in Rambha block. Literacy is 53%, about the same as the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. It lies 105 km from the Ganjam district centre, 23 km from Therubali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761028, served by Rambha post office; the LGD village code is 411956. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bisam, 21 km away. The population is estimated at 1,325 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Babala · this village1,12453%
Gadaba · Bishamakatak20034%0 km N
Sraba · Phulabani5927%0 km N
Gadaba · Rayagada1619%0 km N
Dalapadar · Phulabani1233%0.9 km NW
Barapada · Phulabani23171%0.9 km NW
Gandapadar · Phulabani19060%0.9 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Babala

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
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
No
Private bus service
No
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
RAMBHA
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dimiria
Total area (ha)
356
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
38.51

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Babala

LGD code
411956
Pincode
761028
Post office
Rambha
Population (Census 2011)
1,124
Population (projected 2026)
1,325
Households
240
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1014
Literacy rate
52.7%
Coordinates
19.36447°N, 83.63339°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gunupur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Block / Mandal
Rambha
Getting there

How to reach Babala

Mandal centre
Rambha · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ganjam · ≈ 105 km
≈ 3 h 35 min by car · 4 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar252 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad586 km
  • Kolkata607 km
  • Chennai785 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTherubali23 km
  • Bus stopKisiri14 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bisam21 km
  • ATM / bankCorporation Bank31 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management34 km
  • Police stationl. police station30 km
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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, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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