Balani is a revenue village in Barbil tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha. It had a population of 2,194 in 456 households (Census 2011).
Barbil tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha.
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Balani is a village in Barbil tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had 2,194 people in 456 households, with a literacy rate of 55.5%. It is administered by the Bolani gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 758037.
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Balani is in the Bolani gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Balani ranks #7 of 108 inhabited villages in Barbil 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.
Balani is a village of 2,194 people in 456 households (Census 2011) in Barbil tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 7th of 108 inhabited villages in Barbil tehsil by population. Literacy is 55.5%, 0.1 points below the tehsil figure of 55.6%, and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758037; the LGD village code is 385273. The population is estimated at about 2,340 in 2026 (+6.4% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Bolani →
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 Kendujhar district, not figures for Balani.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Kendujhar district, not figures for Balani.
95,308 of 3,41,952 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 7,823 habitation rows in 13 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, 3,19,583 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 Balani. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Balani · 22.1045° N, 85.3320° E
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
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Balani isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Barbil tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
MAIN ROAD POST BOX NO 15BARBIL DIST KEONJHAR
Bank · No map location — listed by district
D N 108 BY 1376 SUNDRA WARD NO 9 BARBIL DIST KEONJHAR 758035 ODISHA
Bank · No map location — listed by district
AT-SUNDARA,JODA-BARBIL HIGHWAY,BARBIL,KEONJHAR-758035
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR, WARD NO 15,SUNDARA UNIT, UNIT NO 13, JODA BARBIL HIGHWAY , BARBIL ODISHA 758035
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Balani is a village in Barbil tehsil of Kendujhar district, Odisha, India.
Balani is in Kendujhar district of Odisha.
Balani comes under the Bolani gram panchayat.
The pincode of Balani, Barbil, Kendujhar is 758037.
As per the 2011 Census, Balani had a population of 2,194 (1,079 males and 1,115 females).
Balani had 456 households at the 2011 Census.
Balani covers about 982 hectares.
The literacy rate of Balani was 55.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Balani had 1,033 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Balani is in the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Ananta Nayak (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Keonjhar Lok Sabha seat, which includes Balani, in 2024.
Balani is in the Champua assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Sanatan Mahakud (Biju Janata Dal) won the Champua assembly seat, which includes Balani, in 2024.
Balani is in the Joda development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Balani is 385273 and its Census 2011 village code is 385273.
Villages near Balani include Tatiba (within ~8 km), Barbil (within ~8 km), Baraiburu (within ~8 km), Karampada (about 12 km), Joda (about 13 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Balani's Census 2011 population of 2,194 by Odisha's official RGI projection (+6.4% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 2,340 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Balani 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
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Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Kendujhar district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Keonjhar APMC | 3,500 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bitter gourd | Keonjhar APMC | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bottle gourd | Keonjhar APMC | 2,000 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | Keonjhar APMC | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Carrot | Keonjhar APMC | 3,000 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Pumpkin · Pumpkin | Anandapur APMC | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Tomato | Keonjhar APMC | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | Anandapur APMC | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 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 Balani's shops. Best mandi price near Balani →
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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