# Mahakhala Village, Badachana, Jajapur (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/badachana/mahakhala/ Village · Badachana, Jajapur # Mahakhala Mahakhala is a village in Badachana sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **755044**. The 2011 Census counted **1,482 people in 335 households**, the 21st largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,482people (2011) - 335households - 75.6%literacy - 755044PIN code ## Mahakhala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahakhala is 755044.** Mahakhala falls in Badachana sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha. - PIN code755044 - Gram panchayatBhusandhapur - Community development blockBadachana - Census village code401620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahakhala from nearby towns? - Badachana (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jajapur (district HQ)62 km by road - Cuttack (nearest town)75 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 Mahakhala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahakhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sailipada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandikhol - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Khandiabandha - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Mahakhala known for? The main crops are **paddy and rabi crops**. About 48% of the 347 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 Mahakhala Of every 100 households in Mahakhala in 2011, 40 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahakhala · ■ Badachana rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **46% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **90% Use banking services ****19%** **38% Television ****18%** **26% Mobile phone ****30%** **35% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Mahakhala? ■ Mahakhala · ■ Badachana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **923 Working population ****34.0%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 69.0% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (56%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%) 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 Badachana - Khaira1,775 people - Deulkur1,766 people - Badachana1,647 people - Kharmangi1,646 people - Nisimala1,456 people - Bidyadharpur1,444 people - Siha1,418 people - Sakuntalapur1,379 people [All 206 villages in Badachana](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/badachana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahakhala?755044 - How far is Mahakhala from Jajapur?62 km by road - What is the population of Mahakhala?1,482 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahakhala in?Jajapur district (Badachana sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Mahakhala?75.6% (Census 2011)