# Mahichala Village, Junagarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/junagarh/mahichala/ Village · Junagarh, Kalahandi # Mahichala Mahichala is a village in Junagarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766023**. The 2011 Census counted **2,584 people in 682 households**, the 8th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%. - 2,584people (2011) - 682households - 57.9%literacy - 766023PIN code ## Mahichala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahichala is 766023.** Mahichala falls in Junagarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766023 - Gram panchayatMahichala - Community development blockJunagarh - Census village code423794 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahichala from nearby towns? - Junagarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)41 km by road - Junagarh (nearest town)15 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 Mahichala? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Mahichala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junagarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Junagarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharamagarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Mahichala known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 77% of the 983 hectares of village land is sown, and 740 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 Mahichala Of every 100 households in Mahichala in 2011, 34 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahichala · ■ Junagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **20% Toilet within the home ****19%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **91% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **97% Use banking services ****18%** **14% Television ****22%** **14% Mobile phone ****40%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **34% Own their home ****94%** **98% 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 Mahichala? ■ Mahichala · ■ Junagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **56.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **949 Working population ****41.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 48.2% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (40%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 202 (19%) · **■** Marginal 155 (15%) 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 Junagarh - Goudchhendia3,061 people - Chicheiguda2,949 people - Naktiguda2,770 people - Talamala2,726 people - Devandi2,564 people - Koiligaon2,542 people - Michhagaon2,500 people - Palas2,491 people [All 167 villages in Junagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/junagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahichala?766023 - How far is Mahichala from Bhawanipatna?41 km by road - What is the population of Mahichala?2,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahichala in?Kalahandi district (Junagarh sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Mahichala?57.9% (Census 2011)