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- LGD code
- 417606
- Pincode
- 762101
- Post office
- Raikia
- Population
- 915
- Households
- 238
- Literacy rate
- 50.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1056 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 487
- Distance to district centre
- 332 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 275 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 84 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 284 km
- Nearest railway station
- Baitarni Road · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ayurvedic Chikitsalaya · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karada compares
By population, Karada ranks #9 of 151 villages in Raikia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.5%
−8.0% vs mandal average
- Karada
- 50.5%
- Raikia mandal
- 58.5%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,056
+7 vs mandal average
- Karada
- 1,056
- Raikia mandal
- 1,049
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Karada
- 3.8
- Raikia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karada at a glance
Karada is a village of 915 people in 238 households (Census 2011) in Raikia block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 9th-largest of 151 villages in Raikia block. Literacy is 51%, 8 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,056 women per 1,000 men. It lies 332 km from the Kandhamal district centre, 6 km from Baitarni Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 762101, served by Raikia post office; the LGD village code is 417606. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ayurvedic Chikitsalaya, 8 km away. The village votes in G. Udayagiri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prafulla Chandra Pradhan. The population is estimated at 2,859 in 2026, up 212% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- G. UDAYAGIRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 43
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 88
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karada
- Total area (ha)
- 163
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 14.57
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karada
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Key facts — Karada
- LGD code
- 417606
- Pincode
- 762101
- Post office
- Raikia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 915
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,859
- Households
- 238
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1056
- Literacy rate
- 50.5%
- Coordinates
- 20.93627°N, 86.25354°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- G. Udayagiri
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prafulla Chandra Pradhan
- Block / Mandal
- Raikia
Getting there
How to reach Karada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar84 kmcapital
- Kolkata284 km
- Hyderabad906 km
- Chennai1080 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBaitarni Road6 km
- Hospital / PHCAyurvedic Chikitsalaya8 km
- ATM / bankStateBank Of India ATM11 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum12 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)