Barkona, Umerkote
Barkona is a village located in the Umarkote Tehsil of Nabarangpur district of Odisha. The village falls in Umerkote block and comes under Bhamini Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Nabarangpur parliament constituency and Jharigam assembly constituency.
As on December 2024, the current population of Barkona is 697 out of which 350 are males and rest 347 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 991 females per 1000 males. There are around 131 teenagers in Barkona. It has literacy rate of 51% which means around 353 persons can read and write. Total 51 people belonging to scheduled caste and 219 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 146 households in Barkona, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 236. The pincode of Barkona is 764073 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Umerkote Sub Post office
- Umerkote Bazar Sub Post office
- Adhikariguda Branch Post office
- Hirapur Branch Post office
- Jamranda Branch Post office
Schools
Barkona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Ssd High School, Bhamini
- Pendrani Higher Secondary School Umerkote
- Badabharandi Ssd High School
- Govt Ssd High School B.S. Padar
- S.L.N. Public School
Hospitals
Barkona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Center Sanabasini
- Sub-Center Chikalpadar
- Kursi Primary Health Center
- Sub-Center Sunabeda
- Sub-Center Beheda
Banks
Barkona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.