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# Maharajpalli

Maharajpalli is a village in Motu sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code 764087. The 2011 Census counted 1,848 people in 431 households, the 6th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.
- 1,848 people (2011)
- 431 households
- 32.9% literacy
- 764087 PIN code

## Maharajpalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Maharajpalli is 764087. Maharajpalli falls in Motu sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.
- PIN code 764087
- Gram panchayat Maharajapalli
- Community development block Kalimela
- Census village code 431148

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

## How far is Maharajpalli from nearby towns?
- Motu (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ) 71 km by road
- Malkangiri (nearest town) 70 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Maharajpalli?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajpalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · M.V 79
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · M.V 79
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malkangiri
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maharajpalli known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nuts and til. Products made here include rice, oil and oil. About 36% of the 887 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maharajpalli

Of every 100 households in Maharajpalli in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maharajpalli · ■ Motu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 22%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 16% 27%
- Television 7% 14%
- Mobile phone 20% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 44% 36%
- 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 Maharajpalli?

■ Maharajpalli · ■ Motu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 32.9% 45.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 1004
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 834 1011
- Working population 58.1% 52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.8% for men and 24.9% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 390 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 31 (3%) · ■ Marginal 618 (58%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Motu
- Lugel 2,525 people
- Malabharam 2,245 people
- Krushnanagar 2,190 people
- Basantinagar 1,983 people
- Potteru 1,800 people
- Koikonda 1,629 people
- Phulkonkonda 1,531 people
- Tendraspaly 1,298 people

All 57 villages in Motu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Maharajpalli? 764087
- How far is Maharajpalli from Malkangiri? 71 km by road
- What is the population of Maharajpalli? 1,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajpalli in? Malkangiri district (Motu sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajpalli? 32.9% (Census 2011)

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