Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal
# Barabanka

Barabanka is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code 759027. The 2011 Census counted 256 people in 64 households, the 163rd largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.
- 256 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 90.7% literacy
- 759027 PIN code

## Barabanka PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barabanka is 759027. Barabanka falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
- PIN code 759027
- Gram panchayat Gobindapur
- Community development block Sadar
- Census village code 403282

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

## How far is Barabanka from nearby towns?
- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Barabanka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barabanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Govindpur
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Govindpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barabanka known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 72% of the 13 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barabanka

Of every 100 households in Barabanka in 2011, 68 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barabanka · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 51%
- Toilet within the home 32% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 80%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 92%
- Use banking services 21% 38%
- Television 40% 27%
- Mobile phone 18% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 27%
- Own their home 84% 96%

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

## What is the population of Barabanka?

■ Barabanka · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.7% 79.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 842 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 429 866
- Working population 37.5% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 85.2% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 73 (76%) · ■ Marginal 13 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dhenkanal Sadar
- Sananadaba 264 people
- Haladibari 261 people
- Podakhuntia 259 people
- Panchakahania 257 people
- Rathipal 256 people
- Talagotha 246 people
- Kandhapal 244 people
- Balabhadrapur 237 people

All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barabanka? 759027
- How far is Barabanka from Dhenkanal? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Barabanka? 256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barabanka in? Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Barabanka? 90.7% (Census 2011)

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