# Mahakhand Village, Turekela, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Turekela, Balangir 

# Mahakhand

Mahakhand is a village in Turekela sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767040**. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 430 households**, the 5th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 430households
- 55.5%literacy
- 767040PIN code

## Mahakhand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahakhand is 767040.** Mahakhand falls in Turekela sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767040
- Gram panchayatMahakhanda
- Community development blockTurekela
- Census village code420899

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahakhand from nearby towns?

- Turekela (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)120 km by road
- Kantabanji (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mahakhand?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mahakhand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sikun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khariar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balangir
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahakhand known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahakhand

Of every 100 households in Mahakhand in 2011, 17 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahakhand · ■ Turekela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahakhand?

■ Mahakhand · ■ Turekela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**48.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**964

Working population ****43.7%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 41.7% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (13%) · **■** Household industry 33 (5%) · **■** Other work 140 (20%) · **■** Marginal 401 (57%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Turekela

- Turekela2,184 people
- Larki1,752 people
- Jharni1,708 people
- Badbanki1,608 people
- Khagsa1,520 people
- Kuhibahal1,420 people
- Mahulpati1,419 people
- Baddakla1,297 people

[All 75 villages in Turekela](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/turekela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahakhand?767040
- How far is Mahakhand from Balangir?120 km by road
- What is the population of Mahakhand?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahakhand in?Balangir district (Turekela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mahakhand?55.5% (Census 2011)