# Barakandha Village, Mahakalapada, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/mahakalapada/barakandha/ Village · Mahakalapada, Kendrapara # Barakandha Barakandha is a village in Mahakalapada sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,741 people in 337 households**, the 15th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 1,741people (2011) - 337households - 78.2%literacy - 754224PIN code ## Barakandha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barakandha is 754224.** Barakandha falls in Mahakalapada sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754224 - Gram panchayatBarkanda - Community development blockMahakalapada - Census village code397106 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barakandha from nearby towns? - Mahakalapada (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)37 km by road - Paradip (nearest town)16 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Barakandha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Barakandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Janra - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahakalapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahakalapara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barakandha known for? About 70% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Barakandha Of every 100 households in Barakandha in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barakandha · ■ Mahakalapada rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **34% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****44%** **52% Television ****15%** **18% Mobile phone ****53%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Barakandha? ■ Barakandha · ■ Mahakalapada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **950 Working population ****28.3%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 346 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (20%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Mahakalapada - Badatota Chhapali1,994 people - Rajagada1,924 people - Mangalapur1,815 people - Maha kala para1,760 people - Nanjura1,724 people - Baraja Bahakuda1,690 people - Bara danga1,603 people - Sri chandan pur1,585 people [All 155 villages in Mahakalapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/mahakalapada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barakandha?754224 - How far is Barakandha from Kendrapara?37 km by road - What is the population of Barakandha?1,741 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barakandha in?Kendrapara district (Mahakalapada sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Barakandha?78.2% (Census 2011)