# Mahendrapur Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Mahendrapur

Mahendrapur is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759025**. The 2011 Census counted **590 people in 140 households**, the 115th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 590people (2011)
- 140households
- 97.2%literacy
- 759025PIN code

## Mahendrapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahendrapur is 759025.** Mahendrapur falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759025
- Gram panchayatGadasila
- Community development blockOdapada
- Census village code403228

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

## How far is Mahendrapur from nearby towns?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)11 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)11 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 Mahendrapur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahendrapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dandimal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siminoi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gadasila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Mahendrapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and vegetables**. About 4% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahendrapur

Of every 100 households in Mahendrapur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mahendrapur · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**80%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**92%

Use banking services ****65%**

**38%

Television ****81%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**27%

Own their home ****85%**

**96%

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 Mahendrapur?

■ Mahendrapur · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**866

Working population ****33.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 95.0% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 92 (46%) · **■** Marginal 95 (48%)

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 Dhenkanal Sadar

- Badapal615 people
- Jaripal611 people
- Baniasahi607 people
- Panchupati592 people
- Bhojadeipur588 people
- Dallaka571 people
- Dholapasi553 people
- Rajuapatana548 people

[All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahendrapur?759025
- How far is Mahendrapur from Dhenkanal?11 km by road
- What is the population of Mahendrapur?590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendrapur in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendrapur?97.2% (Census 2011)
