# Makhala Village, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi 

# Makhala

Makhala is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766011**. The 2011 Census counted **1,383 people in 328 households**, the 25th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,383people (2011)
- 328households
- 50.6%literacy
- 766011PIN code

## Makhala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makhala is 766011.** Makhala falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766011
- Gram panchayatUchhala
- Community development blockGolamunda
- Census village code423675

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

## How far is Makhala from nearby towns?

- Kegaon (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)36 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 Makhala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Makhala; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanchergaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golamunda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Makhala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 390 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 Makhala

Of every 100 households in Makhala in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makhala · ■ Kegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Makhala?

■ Makhala · ■ Kegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**943

Working population ****42.9%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 37.8% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 383 (65%)

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 Kegaon

- Sapasilet1,500 people
- Sinapali1,494 people
- Kendumundi1,441 people
- Bordi1,402 people
- Karlagaon1,307 people
- Kandakhal1,303 people
- Balipati1,298 people
- Bargaon1,281 people

[All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makhala?766011
- How far is Makhala from Bhawanipatna?36 km by road
- What is the population of Makhala?1,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhala in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Makhala?50.6% (Census 2011)