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Revenue village·Khandapada block·Nayagarh

Barakoli

Khandapada mandal
Pincode 752077
Verified by Sarpanch
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Barakoli observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Barakoli

  • Nilakantheswar Temple · 3.2 km
  • Maa Tarini · 4.3 km
  • Brahmani Devi Temple · 4.5 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BALARAM MALLICK
Contact: 77****4337
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LGD code
406031
Pincode
752077
Post office
Khandapadagarh
Population
782
Households
194
Literacy rate
63.6%
Sex ratio
814 ♀/1000♂
Workers
245
Distance to district centre
138 km
Distance to mandal centre
119 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
62 km
Distance to Kolkata
348 km
Nearest railway station
Sadashibapur · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Public Health Center (PHC), Guneibil · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barakoli compares

By population, Barakoli ranks #35 of 178 villages in Khandapada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.6%
−7.0% vs mandal average
Barakoli
63.6%
Khandapada mandal
70.6%
Nayagarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
814
−90 vs mandal average
Barakoli
814
Khandapada mandal
904
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
Barakoli
4.0
Khandapada mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barakoli at a glance

Barakoli is a village of 782 people in 194 households (Census 2011) in Khandapada block, Nayagarh district, Odisha, the 35th-largest of 178 villages in Khandapada block. Literacy is 64%, 7 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 814 women per 1,000 men. It lies 138 km from the Nayagarh district centre, 11 km from Sadashibapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 752077, served by Khandapadagarh post office; the LGD village code is 406031. The nearest hospital or health centre is Public Health Center (PHC), Guneibil, 5 km away. The sarpanch is BALARAM MALLICK, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 922 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Benagadia

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Barakoli · this village78264%
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Barakoli · Narasinghpur33486%0 km N
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Baruan · Remuna99168%1.9 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barakoli

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
NAYAGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
28
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Benagadia
Total area (ha)
91
Irrigated area (ha)
1
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Barakoli

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Barakoli

LGD code
406031
Pincode
752077
Post office
Khandapadagarh
Population (Census 2011)
782
Population (projected 2026)
922
Households
194
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
814
Literacy rate
63.6%
Coordinates
20.81008°N, 85.58255°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhanjanagar
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BALARAM MALLICK
Block / Mandal
Khandapada
Getting there

How to reach Barakoli

Mandal centre
Khandapada · ≈ 119 km
≈ 4 h 5 min by car · 4 h 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nayagarh · ≈ 138 km
≈ 4 h 43 min by car · 5 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar62 kmcapital
  • Kolkata348 km
  • Hyderabad837 km
  • Chennai1028 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSadashibapur11 km
  • Bus stopBolua Bus Stop5 km
  • Hospital / PHCPublic Health Center (PHC), Guneibil5 km
  • ATM / bankCo-operative Bank5 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrolimex4 km
  • CollegeParimal College, Pandua4 km
  • Police stationPolice Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Barakoli

6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Barakoli

7 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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