Gram panchayat · Turekela block · Balangir
Mahakhand gram panchayat
Mahakhand is a gram panchayat (village council) in Turekela block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 3,408 people in 937 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 3,408
- Literacy
- 54.3%
- Area
- 13.9 km²
- LGD code
- 116041
Villages of Mahakhand
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahakhand | 430 | 1,599 | 55.5% | 11% | 14% |
| Gadiajor | 174 | 620 | 41.3% | 6% | 12% |
| Nandol | 167 | 602 | 69.7% | 20% | 15% |
| Bharuakani | 118 | 422 | 45.6% | 11% | 31% |
| Sandhibahal | 48 | 165 | 59.2% | 0% | 10% |
| Fatamunda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Mahakhand
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,408
- 1,694 male · 1,714 female
- Households
- 937
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.3%
- above Turekela block's villages (50.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,012
- about the same as Turekela block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 557
- 16.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,658
- 48.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 375 (11.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 534 (15.7%)
What the 1,658 workers did
- Cultivators155 (9.3%)
- Agricultural labourers204 (12.3%)
- Household industry117 (7.1%)
- Other work289 (17.4%)
- Marginal workers893 (53.9%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Mahakhand
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 14 km², 44% of it sown with crops and 22% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Wheat (2), Onion (1), Cotton (1).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Turekela block
- Badbanki
- Baddakla
- Buromal
- Chatuanka
- Chaulsukha
- Dhamandanga
- Dholmandal
- Ghunesh
- Halanbhata
- Hial
- Jharani
- Kameimunda
- Kandei
- Karuanmunda
- Khagsa
- Kuibahal
- Mahulpati
- Turekela
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Mahakhand? Share it with us.