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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TEJASWINEE SAHU
Contact: 87****7001
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- LGD code
- 382764
- Pincode
- 768108
- Post office
- Deogarh (Debagarh)
- Population
- 1,681
- Households
- 440
- Literacy rate
- 70%
- Sex ratio
- 992 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 857
Census 2011 · in context
How Basalai compares
By population, Basalai ranks #9 of 220 villages in Barkot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.0%
+7.3% vs mandal average
- Basalai
- 70.0%
- Barkot mandal
- 62.7%
- Deogarh district
- 63.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
992
+21 vs mandal average
- Basalai
- 992
- Barkot mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Basalai
- 3.8
- Barkot mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basalai at a glance
Basalai is a village of 1,681 people in 440 households (Census 2011) in Barkot block, Deogarh district, Odisha, the 9th-largest of 220 villages in Barkot block. Literacy is 70%, 7 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 992 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768108, served by Deogarh (Debagarh) post office; the LGD village code is 382764. The sarpanch is TEJASWINEE SAHU, and the village votes in Athamallik assembly constituency, represented by Nalini Kanta Pradhan. The population is estimated at 1,982 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Basalai
- LGD code
- 382764
- Pincode
- 768108
- Post office
- Deogarh (Debagarh)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,681
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,982
- Households
- 440
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 992
- Literacy rate
- 70.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Athamallik
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nalini Kanta Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TEJASWINEE SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Barkot
- Nearest railway station
- Saragipali (13.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 768108
Other villages in Barkot mandal
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- Golabandha
- Danra
- Dandasingha
- Nuagaon
- Kadopada
- Balita
- Rengalbahal
- Ambagaon
- Jharakandhal
- Jalisuan
- Thianal
- Khajurikhaman
- Budhakhaman
- Sarankot
- Nuapetpura
- Madalia
- Nuagoudsuguda
- Kelenda
- Singhuri
- Madhyapur
- Nalabandha
- Masanita
- Saloi
- Aksharshila
- Landijhari
- Basupali
- Balanda
- Baliroi
- Baidharnagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-05
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)