Barikia, Kotagarh

Barikia is a village located in the Kotagarh Tehsil of Kandhamal district of Odisha. The village falls in Kotagarh block and comes under Parigarh Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Barikia is 279 out of which 139 are males and rest 140 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1007 females per 1000 males. There are around 65 teenagers in Barikia. It has literacy rate of 44% which means around 123 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 194 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 59 households in Barikia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 163. The pincode of Barikia is 762103 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Nuasahi Sub Post office
• Balliguda Sub Post office
• Bediketa Branch Post office
• Budaguda Branch Post office
• Dandapadar Branch Post office

Schools

Barikia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Adibasi Higher Secondary School Balliguda
• St. Xaviers School, Karumunda
• Ughs Sindrigam
• Nuasahi Upper Primary School
• Govt. Ughs (New), Pokari

Hospitals

Barikia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Budaguda Sub-Center
• Kunduponga Sub-Center
• Tilori Sub-Center
• Mahasingi Sub-Center
• Baliguda Sub-Center

Banks

Barikia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Baliguda Bazar
• UCO Bank Baliguda
• Axis Bank Baliguda