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- LGD code
- 417604
- Pincode
- 762101
- Post office
- Raikia
- Population
- 543
- Households
- 154
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 328
Census 2011 · in context
How Baanda compares
By population, Baanda ranks #25 of 151 villages in Raikia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.1%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Baanda
- 57.1%
- Raikia mandal
- 58.5%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−82 vs mandal average
- Baanda
- 967
- Raikia mandal
- 1,049
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Baanda
- 3.5
- Raikia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baanda at a glance
Baanda is a village of 543 people in 154 households (Census 2011) in Raikia block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 25th-largest of 151 villages in Raikia block. Literacy is 57%, 1 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762101, served by Raikia post office; the LGD village code is 417604. The village votes in G. Udayagiri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prafulla Chandra Pradhan. The population is estimated at 640 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baanda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- 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)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 87
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gumomaha
- Total area (ha)
- 215
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 38.52
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baanda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baanda
- LGD code
- 417604
- Pincode
- 762101
- Post office
- Raikia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 543
- Population (projected 2026)
- 640
- Households
- 154
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- 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
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- Karada
- Pajigalu
- Badabarba
- Piseramaha
- Petapanga
- Adaskupa
- Ranaba
- Mandakia
- Manikeswar
- Lamungia
- Budamaha
- Murudipanga
- Gamandi
- Kanadi
- Kaligadu
- Badamaha
- Barepanga
- Didrabadi
- Tatamaha
- Sandhakupa
- Bierpanga
- Mandasaru
- Nuagan
- Musumaha
- Gundhani
- Landabali
- Kambarikia
- Gadringia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)