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Baura

Muruda mandal
Pincode 757020
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Baura is a village in Muruda mandal, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. It has a population of 562 across 131 households with a literacy rate of 54.8%. The village is located at coordinates 22.047°N, 87.172°E.

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LGD code
389985
Pincode
757020
Post office
Moroda
Population
562
Households
131
Literacy rate
54.8%
Sex ratio
1187 ♀/1000♂
Workers
269
Distance to district centre
212 km
Distance to mandal centre
130 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 #60 of 135 villages in Muruda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.8%
−1.2% vs mandal average
Baura
54.8%
Muruda mandal
56.0%
Mayurbhanj district
54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,187
+177 vs mandal average
Baura
1,187
Muruda mandal
1,010
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
Baura
4.3
Muruda mandal
4.1

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

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Baura at a glance

Baura is a village of 562 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Muruda block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 60th-largest of 135 villages in Muruda block. Literacy is 55%, 1 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,187 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 757020, served by Moroda post office; the LGD village code is 389985. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kharikamathani Rural Hospital, 5 km away.

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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
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
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)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Gholmuhan
Total area (ha)
137
Irrigated area (ha)
79.26
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Baura

LGD code
389985
Pincode
757020
Post office
Moroda
Population (Census 2011)
562
Population (projected 2026)
0
Households
131
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1187
Literacy rate
54.8%
Coordinates
22.04734°N, 87.17214°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Keonjhar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karanjia
Member of Parliament
Ananta Nayak
Block / Mandal
Muruda
Getting there

How to reach Baura

Mandal centre
Muruda · ≈ 130 km
≈ 4 h 26 min by car · 5 h 16 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 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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