About Barakuda Village

Barakuda is a mid sized village in Airfield tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 570 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakuda village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Khordha
Tehsil	Airfield
Pincode	752050
Area (hectares)	399 hectares
Population	1,139
Male Population	570
Female Population	569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barakuda compares

By the 2011 count Barakuda is the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 747 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Barakuda

Barakuda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barakuda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barakuda from other places

Barakuda lies about 21 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Lingaraj Temple Road, about 4.8 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 Barakuda
Nearest town	Bhubaneswar	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Lingaraj Temple Road	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Airfield	21 km
District headquarters	Khordha	21 km

Villages closest to Barakuda

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

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Common questions about Barakuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakuda village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 747 residents.

Barakuda village has 570 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakuda has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Barakuda is 752050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakuda covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakuda falls under Airfield tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barakuda is Lingaraj Temple Road, about 4.8 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 village for Barakuda.

Barakuda is about 21 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakuda is in Airfield tehsil of Khordha district. Bhubaneswar is about 4.0 km away. Lingaraj Temple Road is about 4.8 km away. Airfield is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.