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President Murmu, PM Modi visit Pahadpur village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj
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- LGD code
- 390780
- Pincode
- 757019
- Post office
- Khunta
- Population
- 329
- Households
- 82
- Literacy rate
- 46.8%
- Sex ratio
- 994 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 187
Census 2011 · in context
How Baunsakantia compares
By population, Baunsakantia ranks #151 of 230 villages in Khunta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.8%
−7.4% vs mandal average
- Baunsakantia
- 46.8%
- Khunta mandal
- 54.2%
- Mayurbhanj district
- 54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
994
−29 vs mandal average
- Baunsakantia
- 994
- Khunta mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Baunsakantia
- 4.0
- Khunta mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baunsakantia at a glance
Baunsakantia is a village of 329 people in 82 households (Census 2011) in Khunta block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 151st-largest of 230 villages in Khunta block. Literacy is 47%, 7 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 994 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757019, served by Khunta post office; the LGD village code is 390780. The village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 388 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Titia →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baunsakantia · this village | 329 | 47% | — |
| Titia · Khunta | 756 | 60% | — |
| Jadurghera · Khunta | 633 | 65% | — |
| Tangana · Khunta | 418 | 57% | — |
| Pathara · Khunta | 333 | 56% | — |
| Bhurudukula · Khunta | 325 | 53% | — |
| Jamuhad · Khunta | 119 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baunsakantia
- 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
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- 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
- BARIPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Laxansahi
- Total area (ha)
- 158
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.55
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baunsakantia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baunsakantia
- LGD code
- 390780
- Pincode
- 757019
- Post office
- Khunta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 329
- Population (projected 2026)
- 388
- Households
- 82
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 994
- Literacy rate
- 46.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hindol
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Simarani Nayak
- Block / Mandal
- Khunta
- Nearest PHC
- Samal Care (5.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Budhapank (2.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 757019
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Other villages in Khunta mandal
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- Kusumiapatpur
- Kaliapada
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- Kendugadi
- Pasuda
- Chilima
- Bhupad
- Dharampur Samil Dhanapana
- Kamali
- Chundiha
- Gayalamara
- Bardangua
- Bahalda
- Goudagan
- Badafeni
- Lahara
- Sanbelakuti
- Balijoda
- Nuagan
- Chhuruni
- Mahalibasa
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- Chatursila
- Sanmamudia
- Sarukana
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)