Village · Nilagiri, Baleshwar
# Barudakhana

Barudakhana is a village in Nilagiri sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code 756042. The 2011 Census counted 519 people in 138 households, the 73rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.
- 519 people (2011)
- 138 households
- 81.4% literacy
- 756042 PIN code

## Barudakhana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barudakhana is 756042. Barudakhana falls in Nilagiri sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.
- PIN code 756042
- Gram panchayat Kandagaradi
- Community development block Oupada
- Census village code 393225

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barudakhana from nearby towns?
- Nilagiri (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Nilagiri (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barudakhana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barudakhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Baradadihi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baradadihi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Barudakhana

Of every 100 households in Barudakhana in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barudakhana · ■ Nilagiri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 54%
- Toilet within the home 2% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 80%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92%
- Use banking services 20% 41%
- Television 29% 26%
- Mobile phone 31% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 22%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barudakhana?

■ Barudakhana · ■ Nilagiri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.4% 70.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1060 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1481 962
- Working population 48.9% 41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 78.9% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (17%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (4%) · ■ Marginal 197 (78%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nilagiri
- Rajanagar 550 people
- Oladanga 535 people
- Kaliapada Sana 530 people
- Hatasahi 525 people
- Gobardhanpur 511 people
- Mardarajpur 501 people
- Badbil 500 people
- Kathapal 487 people

All 165 villages in Nilagiri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barudakhana? 756042
- How far is Barudakhana from Baleshwar? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Barudakhana? 519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barudakhana in? Baleshwar district (Nilagiri sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Barudakhana? 81.4% (Census 2011)

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