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Bala

Champua mandal
Pincode 758016
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Bala observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Kandhamal
PC 13
→VS
Daspalla
AC 121 · SC
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Bala is a village in Champua mandal, Kendujhar district, Odisha, with a population of 1,311 distributed across 280 households. The village has a literacy rate of 63% and is located at coordinates 18.743°N, 83.094°E.

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LGD code
385658
Pincode
758016
Post office
Saharpada
Population
1,311
Households
280
Literacy rate
63%
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000♂
Workers
700
Distance to district centre
244 km
Distance to mandal centre
256 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
334 km
Distance to Hyderabad
510 km
Nearest railway station
Baiguda · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sri Rama Nursing Home · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bala compares

By population, Bala ranks #16 of 131 villages in Champua mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.0%
+5.3% vs mandal average
Bala
63.0%
Champua mandal
57.7%
Kendujhar district
58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+29 vs mandal average
Bala
1,033
Champua mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
Bala
4.7
Champua mandal
4.4

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

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Bala at a glance

Bala is a village of 1,311 people in 280 households (Census 2011) in Champua block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 16th-largest of 131 villages in Champua block. Literacy is 63%, 5 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. It lies 244 km from the Kendujhar district centre, 34 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 16 km from Baiguda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 758016, served by Saharpada post office; the LGD village code is 385658. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Rama Nursing Home, 21 km away. The village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 1,546 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bala · this village1,31163%—
Bala · Narayanpatana72333%0 km N
Bala · Poundi-Uproda43744%0 km N
Bala · Kelhari36042%0 km N
Bala · Karanjia81061%0 km N
Talagumandi · Narayanpatana7249%1.7 km NW
Chintamala · Salur48217%2.4 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bala

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KENDUJHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
46
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
38
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Jajapasi
Total area (ha)
520
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
27.79

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bala

LGD code
385658
Pincode
758016
Post office
Saharpada
Population (Census 2011)
1,311
Population (projected 2026)
1,546
Households
280
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1033
Literacy rate
63.0%
Coordinates
18.74303°N, 83.09354°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Daspalla
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ramesh Chandra Behera
Block / Mandal
Champua
Getting there

How to reach Bala

Mandal centre
Champua · ≈ 256 km
≈ 8 h 45 min by car · 10 h 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kendujhar · ≈ 244 km
≈ 8 h 20 min by car · 9 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,962 people
Ramabhadrapuram · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar334 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad510 km
  • Kolkata694 km
  • Chennai698 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBaiguda16 km
  • Bus stopNanda Bus Stop8 km
  • Hospital / PHCSri Rama Nursing Home21 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India19 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil18 km
  • CollegeRaja college ground33 km
  • Police stationRamabhadrapuram Police station35 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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