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Baura

Baripada Sadar mandal
Pincode 757107
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Baura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Temple in Baripada Sadar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Baripada Sadar mandal is ᱡᱟᱦᱮᱨ ᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱟᱬᱜᱟᱜᱟᱹᱰᱤᱭᱟᱹ. No temple of this dedication is on record within Baura itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
389157
Pincode
757107
Post office
Laxmiposi
Population
1,293
Households
250
Literacy rate
49.5%
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000♂
Workers
503
Distance to district centre
212 km
Distance to mandal centre
67 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
240 km
Distance to Kolkata
136 km
Nearest railway station
Nekurseni · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kharikamathani Rural Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Baura compares

By population, Baura ranks #14 of 151 villages in Baripada Sadar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.5%
−0.1% vs mandal average
Baura49.5%
Baripada Sadar mandal49.6%
Mayurbhanj district54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−118 vs mandal average
Baura877
Baripada Sadar mandal995
Household size
people per home
5.2
+1.0 vs mandal average
Baura5.2
Baripada Sadar mandal4.2

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

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Baura at a glance

Baura is a village of 1,293 people in 250 households (Census 2011) in Baripada Sadar block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 14th-largest of 151 villages in Baripada Sadar block. Literacy is 50%, about the same as the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 877 women per 1,000 men. It lies 212 km from the Mayurbhanj district centre, 26 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 15 km from Nekurseni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 757107, served by Laxmiposi post office; the LGD village code is 389157. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kharikamathani Rural Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Udala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhaskar Madhei.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Baura · this village1,29350%—
Baura · Muruda56255%0 km N
Nayagram · Ghatshila——0.8 km SE
Nayagram · Kaliachak - II8,10944%0.8 km SE
Nayagram · Gopiballavpur - II33357%0.8 km SE
Nayagram · Baharagora0—0.8 km SE
Nayagram · Binpur - I0—0.8 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baura

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)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BARIPADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
9
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Rajabasa
Total area (ha)
605
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
34

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

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Key facts — Baura

LGD code
389157
Pincode
757107
Post office
Laxmiposi
Population (Census 2011)
1,293
Population (projected 2026)
0
Households
250
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
877
Literacy rate
49.5%
Coordinates
22.04734°N, 87.17214°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mayurbhanj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Udala
Member of Parliament
Naba Charan Majhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhaskar Madhei
Block / Mandal
Baripada Sadar
Nearest PHC
Bhabani Clinic (61.1 km)
Nearest railway station
Krishna Chandrapur (43.8 km)
Getting there

How to reach Baura

Mandal centre
Baripada Sadar · ≈ 67 km
≈ 2 h 17 min by car · 2 h 42 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Mayurbhanj · ≈ 212 km
≈ 7 h 16 min by car · 8 h 38 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,280 people
Sabra · ≈ 26 km
≈ 52 min by car · 1 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar240 kmcapital
  • Kolkata136 km
  • Hyderabad1046 km
  • Chennai1236 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNekurseni15 km
  • Hospital / PHCKharikamathani Rural Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank33 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum36 km
  • CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science33 km
  • Police stationHijli TOP Police Station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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