# Mahapada Village, Gandia, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal 

# Mahapada

Mahapada is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759014**. The 2011 Census counted **1,362 people in 321 households**, the 26th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 1,362people (2011)
- 321households
- 70.1%literacy
- 759014PIN code

## Mahapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahapada is 759014.** Mahapada falls in Gandia sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759014
- Gram panchayatKaluria
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402696

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

## How far is Mahapada from nearby towns?

- Gandia (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhenkanal (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 Mahapada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kendupada
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Joranda
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Joranda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Mahapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 73% of the 399 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 Mahapada

Of every 100 households in Mahapada in 2011, 52 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahapada · ■ Gandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**28%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahapada?

■ Mahapada · ■ Gandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**889

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 61.4% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (23%) · **■** Marginal 210 (47%)

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 Gandia

- Mandar alias samantsingarpur1,455 people
- Ambapada1,416 people
- Ankurda1,397 people
- Sandapasi1,382 people
- Dadhisinga1,361 people
- Khankar1,341 people
- Makundapur1,313 people
- Poruhakhoja1,308 people

[All 140 villages in Gandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/gandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahapada?759014
- How far is Mahapada from Dhenkanal?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mahapada?1,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahapada in?Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mahapada?70.1% (Census 2011)