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About Barpada Village

Barpada is a mid sized village in Rugudi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 328 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barpada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Rugudi
Pincode 758035
Area (hectares) 428 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 328
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barpada compares

By the 2011 count Barpada is the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 428 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Barpada

Barpada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barpada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barpada from other places

Barpada lies about 55 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Samal (under construction), about 22 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 Barpada
Nearest railway station Samal (under construction) 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Rugudi 29 km
Nearest town Tālcher 38 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 55 km

Villages closest to Barpada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rugudi 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 Barpada

As per the Census of India 2011, Barpada village had a population of 651. That makes it the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Barpada village has 328 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barpada has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Barpada is 758035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barpada covers 428 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barpada falls under Rugudi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barpada is Samal (under construction), about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Barpada.

Barpada is about 55 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barpada is in Rugudi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Samal (under construction) is about 22 km away. Rugudi is about 29 km away. Tālcher is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laidapada (15 km), Rugudidihi (29 km) and Gandhalpada (35 km).

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

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