# Baro Village, Nikirai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nikirai, Kendrapara 

# Baro

Baro is a village in Nikirai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754251**. The 2011 Census counted **2,857 people in 479 households**, the 5th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 2,857people (2011)
- 479households
- 87.8%literacy
- 754251PIN code

## Baro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baro is 754251.** Baro falls in Nikirai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754251
- Gram panchayatBarua
- Community development blockKendrapara
- Census village code396602

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Baro from nearby towns?

- Nikirai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)8 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)8 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 Baro?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Baro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kendrapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marsagahi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Baro known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 84% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Baro

Of every 100 households in Baro in 2011, 63 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Baro · ■ Nikirai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**76%

Tap water ****22%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**54%

Television ****42%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Baro?

■ Baro · ■ Nikirai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**902

Working population ****30.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 82.2% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 404 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (29%) · **■** Marginal 208 (24%)

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 Nikirai

- Indupur5,180 people
- Nikirai4,201 people
- Dhumat3,167 people
- Mangalpur2,924 people
- Ghagara2,649 people
- Charigan2,470 people
- Chhoti2,413 people
- Kora2,410 people

[All 56 villages in Nikirai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/nikirai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baro?754251
- How far is Baro from Kendrapara?8 km by road
- What is the population of Baro?2,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baro in?Kendrapara district (Nikirai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Baro?87.8% (Census 2011)
