Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal
# Mahisiakada

Mahisiakada is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code 759014. The 2011 Census counted 403 people in 96 households, the 80th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.
- 403 people (2011)
- 96 households
- 63.2% literacy
- 759014 PIN code

## Mahisiakada PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mahisiakada is 759014. Mahisiakada falls in Gandia sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
- PIN code 759014
- Gram panchayat Sorisiapada
- Community development block Gandia
- Census village code 402753

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahisiakada from nearby towns?
- Gandia (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahisiakada?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahisiakada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gondia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahisiakada known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 13% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahisiakada

Of every 100 households in Mahisiakada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahisiakada · ■ Gandia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 41%
- Toilet within the home 0% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 83%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 7% 42%
- Television 3% 20%
- Mobile phone 16% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 30%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahisiakada?

■ Mahisiakada · ■ Gandia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.2% 76.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 719 889
- Working population 59.6% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 46.8% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (12%) · ■ Marginal 188 (78%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gandia
- Patusahukateni 430 people
- Mundamari 411 people
- Dulan 410 people
- Manitiri 410 people
- Jamusara 378 people
- Balijoranda 368 people
- Raipur 365 people
- Similia 340 people

All 140 villages in Gandia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mahisiakada? 759014
- How far is Mahisiakada from Dhenkanal? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Mahisiakada? 403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahisiakada in? Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mahisiakada? 63.2% (Census 2011)

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