Balanda, Lathikata
Balanda is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Brahmani Tarang Tehsil in Sundargarh district of Odisha, which falls under Lathikata block. It belongs to Sundargarh parliament constituency and Rajgangpur assembly constituency. Joeswar Minz is the President of Balanda Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address ori-lathikata@nic.in and mobile number 84570xxx73. The Secretary is Rupeswar Kak, who can be reached at email address ori-lathikata@gramsat.nic.in and mobile number 97773xxx55. The Panchayat address is Balanda, Pincode - 770031. You can reach there by taking a bus till Balanda bus stop which is less than a km away. The Panchayat has library facility, internet facility and Wi-Fi facility. There are one computer available for various works. It also has a CSC center.
As on December 2024, the current population of Balanda is 4.3 thousands out of which 2.2 thousands are males and rest 2.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 969 females per 1000 males. There are around 596 teenagers in Balanda. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 2.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 270 people belonging to scheduled caste and 3.3 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 920 households in Balanda, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.7 thousands. The pincode of Balanda is 770031 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kalunga Sub Post office
- Balanda Branch Post office
- Chikatmati Branch Post office
- Beldihi Branch Post office
Schools
Balanda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Balanda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kalunga Sub-Center
- Balanda Sub-Center
- Beldihi Sub-Center
- Chikatmati Primary Health Center
- Chikitamati Sub-Center
Banks
Balanda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Balanda Gram Panchayat manages total 4 villages.