Skip to main content

About Baranga Village

Baranga is a mid sized village in Bhadrak Rural tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 568 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhadrak Rural
Pincode 756123
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 568
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baranga compares

By the 2011 count Baranga is the 74th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Baranga

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

How far is Baranga from other places

Baranga lies about 33 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Sora, about 4.0 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 Baranga
Nearest railway station Sora 4.0 km
Nearest town Soro 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrak Rural 33 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 33 km

Villages closest to Baranga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadrak Rural 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 Baranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranga village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 74th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Baranga village has 568 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranga has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Baranga is 756123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baranga covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baranga falls under Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baranga is Sora, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baranga.

Baranga is about 33 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranga is in Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district. Sora is about 4.0 km away. Soro is about 4.2 km away. Bhadrak Rural is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantapur (6.3 km), Basudebpur (18 km) and Samia (25 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.