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- LGD code
- 385250
- Pincode
- 758035
- Post office
- Barbil
- Population
- 1,296
- Households
- 282
- Literacy rate
- 24.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1057 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 421
Census 2011 · in context
How Karakhendara compares
By population, Karakhendara ranks #10 of 59 villages in Barbil mandal.
Literacy rate
%
24.8%
−19.5% vs mandal average
Karakhendara24.8%
Barbil mandal44.3%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,057
+94 vs mandal average
Karakhendara1,057
Barbil mandal963
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
Karakhendara4.6
Barbil mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karakhendara at a glance
Karakhendara is a village of 1,296 people in 282 households (Census 2011) in Barbil block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 10th-largest of 59 villages in Barbil block. Literacy is 25%, 19 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758035, served by Barbil post office; the LGD village code is 385250. The village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 1,528 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karakhendara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakhendara · this village | 1,296 | 25% | — |
| Kolhabarapada · Barbil | 1,729 | 27% | — |
| Uliburu · Barbil | 954 | 37% | — |
| Hayarpur · Barbil | 296 | 23% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karakhendara
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARBIL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 87
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Balaguda
- Total area (ha)
- 543
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 452.39
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karakhendara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karakhendara
- LGD code
- 385250
- Pincode
- 758035
- Post office
- Barbil
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,296
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,528
- Households
- 282
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1057
- Literacy rate
- 24.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulbani
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uma Charan Mallick
- Block / Mandal
- Barbil
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758035
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Karakhendara
Other villages in Barbil mandal
View all 60+ →- Serenda
- Bhusugaon
- Guali
- Kolhabarapada
- Anseikala
- Sayabahala
- Bhadrasahi
- Balada
- Bhuyanraida
- Khadabandha
- Dalki,R F
- Jadibahal
- Dhobakuchuda
- Unchabali
- Birikala
- Jhadagaon
- Kundaposi(Kunaposi)
- Deojhar
- Kasia(Ka)
- Badkalimati
- Kasia(Kha)
- Balita
- Uliburu
- Belda
- Lahanda
- Gobaradhanpur
- Basudebapur
- Lasarda
- Pidhapokhari
- Sanabadabila
- Narayanpur
- Tanto
- Barpada
- Gandhalpada
- Paduliposi
- Bandhuabeda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)