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About Barakandha Village

Barakandha is a mid sized village in Mahakalapada tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 854 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakandha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Mahakalapada
Pincode 754224
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 854
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakandha compares

By the 2011 count Barakandha is the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 953 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Barakandha

Barakandha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barakandha 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banabiharipur, Bandha Para, Bandhapara and Bara Danga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barakandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakandha village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 953 residents.

Barakandha village has 854 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakandha has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Barakandha is 754224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakandha covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barakandha falls under Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Barakandha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Barakandha.

Barakandha is in Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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