Parakana, Garadapur

Parakana is a village located in the Patkura Tehsil of Kendrapara district of Odisha. The village falls in Garadapur block and comes under Bedari Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Parakana is 1.4 thousands out of which 643 are males and rest 746 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1160 females per 1000 males. There are around 106 teenagers in Parakana. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 242 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 333 households in Parakana, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 361. The pincode of Parakana is 754228 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Patakura S.O (Kendrapara)
• Pundalo Branch Post office
• Akhua Dakhini Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Parakana U.G.U.P. School
• Odisha State Brigade School
• Srichandanpur P. S.
• Bhagaban Girls High School

Hospitals

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

• Patkura HQ Sub-Center
• Akhua Sub-Center
• Patakura Community Health Center
• Ramachandrapur Sub-Center