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Odisha Sets 2029 Target To Make Every Gram Panchayat Child Labour-free
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
GS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GAYATRI SA
Contact: 83****3672
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- LGD code
- 418931
- Pincode
- 767023
- Post office
- Dungripali
- Population
- 1,565
- Households
- 371
- Literacy rate
- 61.3%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 883
Census 2011 · in context
How Balapur compares
By population, Balapur ranks #7 of 115 villages in Sonapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.3%
−1.1% vs mandal average
Balapur61.3%
Sonapur mandal62.4%
Sonepur district65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−20 vs mandal average
Balapur949
Sonapur mandal969
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Balapur4.2
Sonapur mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balapur at a glance
Balapur is a village of 1,565 people in 371 households (Census 2011) in Sonapur block, Sonepur district, Odisha, the 7th-largest of 115 villages in Sonapur block. Literacy is 61%, 1 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767023, served by Dungripali post office; the LGD village code is 418931. The sarpanch is GAYATRI SA, and the village votes in Kantamal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanhai Charan Danga.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balapur · this village | 1,565 | 61% | — |
| Dablang · Sonapur | 1,819 | 61% | — |
| Matiapali · Dunguripali | 1,394 | 62% | — |
| Baslat · Sonapur | 627 | 56% | — |
| Biseswarpali · Sonapur | 509 | 63% | — |
| Dumerkhol · Sonapur | 490 | 54% | — |
| Chhakormal · Sonapur | 361 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balapur
- 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)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- TARBHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chhokermal
- Total area (ha)
- 570
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 400.12
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.01
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balapur
- LGD code
- 418931
- Pincode
- 767023
- Post office
- Dungripali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,565
- Population (projected 2026)
- 0
- Households
- 371
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 61.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kantamal
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kanhai Charan Danga
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GAYATRI SA
- Block / Mandal
- Sonapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 767023
- SukhaDunguripali mandal4,752 pop
- DunguripaliDunguripali mandal4,670 pop
- SahalaDunguripali mandal3,825 pop
- DigsiraDunguripali mandal3,425 pop
- SunapaliRampur mandal2,564 pop
- KarlajuriDunguripali mandal2,467 pop
- KapasiraDunguripali mandal2,355 pop
- GambharipaliDunguripali mandal2,283 pop
- SialiBinika mandal2,270 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Balapur
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- BalapurSatyabadi · Puri, Odisha3,628 pop
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- BalapurBagasara · Amreli, Gujarat2,081 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balapur
Other villages in Sonapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Sagarpali
- Lachhipur
- Eswaripali(Khameswaripali)
- Lupursingha
- Dablang
- Taraikela
- Kharjhura
- Baidyanath
- Matikod
- Raipali
- Rugudipali
- Janmura
- Buromunda
- Rupali Or Chhepapali
- Sahajpita
- Mayurudan
- Khairtikira
- Bahirkhaman
- Haradkhol
- Mallikmunda
- Bisimunda
- Medinipali
- Saradhapali
- Kutsira
- Dunguripali
- Bhursapali
- Gadia
- Babupali
- Sargunamunda
- Naikenpalli
- Kirtipur
- Kalapathar
- Kasurpali
- Govindapur
- Bagduli
- Nandanmal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)