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About Barakolha Village

Barakolha is a mid sized village in Bansada tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 421 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakolha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakolha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bansada
Pincode 756129
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 421
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barakolha compares

By the 2011 count Barakolha is the 42nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Barakolha

Barakolha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barakolha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barakolha from other places

Barakolha lies about 37 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Bhadrak Junction, about 39 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barakolha
Tehsil headquarters Bansada 4.7 km
Nearest town Bāsudebpur 26 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 37 km
Nearest railway station Bhadrak Junction 39 km

Villages closest to Barakolha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansada tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barakolha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakolha village had a population of 923. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Barakolha village has 421 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakolha has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Barakolha is 756129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakolha covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakolha falls under Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barakolha is Bhadrak Junction, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barakolha.

Barakolha is about 37 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakolha is in Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district. Bansada is about 4.7 km away. Bāsudebpur is about 26 km away. Bhadrak is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghakolha (under 2 km), Garakolha (under 2 km) and Bansada (4.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barakolha today is likely to be higher.

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