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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRAMOD KUMAR DAS
Contact: 84****9628
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- LGD code
- 396992
- Pincode
- 754245
- Post office
- Barpada
- Population
- 426
- Households
- 110
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Sex ratio
- 919 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 118
Census 2011 · in context
How Babara compares
By population, Babara ranks #119 of 187 villages in Mahakalapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.6%
+8.3% vs mandal average
- Babara
- 78.6%
- Mahakalapada mandal
- 70.3%
- Kendrapara district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
919
−54 vs mandal average
- Babara
- 919
- Mahakalapada mandal
- 973
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Babara
- 3.9
- Mahakalapada mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Babara at a glance
Babara is a village of 426 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Mahakalapada block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 119th-largest of 187 villages in Mahakalapada block. Literacy is 79%, 8 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754245, served by Barpada post office; the LGD village code is 396992. The sarpanch is PRAMOD KUMAR DAS, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 502 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gogua →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babara · this village | 426 | 79% | — |
| Gogua · Mahakalapada | 1,470 | 60% | — |
| Kalatunga · Mahakalapada | 1,233 | 57% | — |
| Sana Rahama · Mahakalapada | 1,137 | 67% | — |
| Bandhapara · Mahakalapada | 1,041 | 74% | — |
| Guludia · Mahakalapada | 563 | 52% | — |
| Bada Rahama · Mahakalapada | 533 | 80% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Babara
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PATTAMUNDAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gogua
- Total area (ha)
- 58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.98
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Babara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Babara
- LGD code
- 396992
- Pincode
- 754245
- Post office
- Barpada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 426
- Population (projected 2026)
- 502
- Households
- 110
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 919
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRAMOD KUMAR DAS
- Block / Mandal
- Mahakalapada
- Nearest railway station
- Tapang (76.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754245
- KathiapadaPattamundai mandal1,506 pop
- BadapadaPattamundai mandal1,478 pop
- BhopalMahakalapada mandal1,431 pop
- NilakanthapurPattamundai mandal1,317 pop
- Dihudi PurPattamundai mandal1,251 pop
- BadadihiMahakalapada mandal1,203 pop
- Sana RahamaMahakalapada mandal1,137 pop
- SanamulabasantaPattamundai mandal1,124 pop
- Sujan PurPattamundai mandal999 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Babara
Other villages in Mahakalapada mandal
View all 60+ →- Jamboo
- Kharinasi
- Ramanagar
- Baulakani
- Petchhela
- Tikhiri
- Suniti(Bena Kandha)
- Barakoli Khala
- Bijayanagar
- Karanja
- Gayaspur
- Kiar Banka
- Alailo
- Jay Chandrapur
- Bahakuda(Pitapat)
- Hariabanka
- Badatota Chhapali
- Rajagada
- Mangalapur
- Maha Kala Para
- Barakandha
- Nanjura
- Baraja Bahakuda
- Bara Danga
- Sri Chandan Pur
- Narayanpur
- Gogua
- Bhateni
- Bhopal
- Jasuapalli
- Nantar
- Chadeiguan
- Amirabad
- Badagan
- Kumbharapara
- Purushottampur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)