Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi # Mahagaon Mahagaon is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766101. The 2011 Census counted 477 people in 127 households, the 92nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 477 people (2011) - 127 households - 74.2% literacy - 766101 PIN code ## Mahagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mahagaon is 766101. Mahagaon falls in Kesinga sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code 766101 - Gram panchayat Palam - Community development block Narala - Census village code 422317 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahagaon from nearby towns? - Kesinga (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 70 km by road - Kesinga (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahagaon? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Narla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhawanipatana - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhawanipatana - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahagaon known for? The main crops are paddy, pulses and moong. About 64% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahagaon Of every 100 households in Mahagaon in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahagaon · ■ Kesinga rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 26% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 98% - Use banking services 32% 31% - Television 6% 15% - Mobile phone 13% 23% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 23% 30% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahagaon? ■ Mahagaon · ■ Kesinga rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 65.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 608 929 - Working population 34.8% 44.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 141 (85%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kesinga - Godtola 532 people - Nagupala 531 people - Gidhamal 503 people - Nunmath 487 people - Saling 460 people - Khasbahal 441 people - Salebhata 435 people - Kantamal 423 people All 127 villages in Kesinga ## Other places named Mahagaon - Mahagaon · Sub-district, Yavatmal · 190,252 people - Mahagaon · Village, Gulbarga, Gulbarga · 8,731 people - Mahagaon · Village, Mahagaon, Yavatmal · 8,248 people - Mahagaon · Village, Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur · 7,020 people - Mahagaon · Village, Darwha, Yavatmal · 5,816 people - Mahagaon · Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya · 5,496 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahagaon? 766101 - How far is Mahagaon from Bhawanipatna? 70 km by road - What is the population of Mahagaon? 477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahagaon in? Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Mahagaon? 74.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/mahagaon-422317/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.