Balikuma, Kankadahad
Balikuma is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Kankadahad Tehsil in Dhenkanal district of Odisha, which falls under Kankada Had block. It belongs to Dhenkanal parliament constituency and Parjanga assembly constituency. Mohan Bage is the President of Balikuma Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address debadatta81@gmail.com and mobile number 81449xxx46. The Secretary is Girish Ch Tarai, who can be reached at email address ori-kankadahad@nic.in and mobile number 94373xxx68. The Panchayat address is Balikuma, Pincode - 759039. You can reach there by taking a bus till Balikuma bus stop which is around 3 km away.
As on January 2025, the current population of Balikuma is 883 out of which 447 are males and rest 436 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 975 females per 1000 males. There are around 202 teenagers in Balikuma. It has literacy rate of 31% which means around 275 persons can read and write. Total 1 people belonging to scheduled caste and 878 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 168 households in Balikuma, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 414. The pincode of Balikuma is 759028 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kankadahad Sub Post office
- Bam Branch Post office
- Kantol Branch Post office
- Kerjoli Branch Post office
- Tariniposi Branch Post office
Schools
Balikuma has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Balikuma has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kankadahada,Primary Health Center(N)
- Kanakadahad Sub-Center
- Kankadahad Sub-Center
- Kerjoli Sub-Center
- Kantapal Sub-Center
Covered villages
Balikuma Gram Panchayat manages total 11 villages.