| Balimela | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
| Coordinates: | 18.25°N 82.13°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malkangiri |
| Government Type: | democracy |
| Governing Body: | Notified area Council |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 418 |
| Population Total: | 11500 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | OD 30 |
Balimela is a town and a notified area committee in Malkangiri district in the Indian state of Odisha. Odia is the local language. Balimela comes under Chitrakonda assembly constituency.
Balimela is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 418 metres (1371 feet). Balimela is surrounded by mountains and prone to rain. In summer, the temperature runs above 45 °C.
India census,[2] Balimela had a population of 11,500. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Balimela has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The population has increased these days and as per unofficial sources it is more than 18000 now. Around 90% of people are Hindusin Balimela where as out of the total population 10% are Christian and 1% are Muslim.