# Mahulapunji Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Mahulapunji

Mahulapunji is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,445 people in 326 households**, the 51st largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,445people (2011)
- 326households
- 80.3%literacy
- 759015PIN code

## Mahulapunji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahulapunji is 759015.** Mahulapunji falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759015
- Gram panchayatBhapur
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403382

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

## How far is Mahulapunji from nearby towns?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)20 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 Mahulapunji?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahulapunji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Mahulapunji known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 59% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Mahulapunji

Of every 100 households in Mahulapunji in 2011, 58 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahulapunji · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****24%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**38%

Television ****30%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahulapunji?

■ Mahulapunji · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**866

Working population ****32.0%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (27%) · **■** Household industry 34 (7%) · **■** Other work 197 (43%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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

- Dandarnali1,517 people
- Gundichapada1,490 people
- Chhailosimilipatana1,475 people
- Sariapada1,457 people
- Sarian1,379 people
- Nathua1,377 people
- Besalia1,346 people
- Khuntujhari1,334 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahulapunji?759015
- How far is Mahulapunji from Dhenkanal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Mahulapunji?1,445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahulapunji in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mahulapunji?80.3% (Census 2011)
