About Mahakhand Village

Mahakhand is a mid sized village in Loisinga tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 521 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahakhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahakhand village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Balangir
Tehsil	Loisinga
Pincode	767022
Area (hectares)	375 hectares
Population	1,058
Male Population	521
Female Population	537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahakhand compares

By the 2011 count Mahakhand is the 29th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Mahakhand

Mahakhand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahakhand as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahakhand from other places

Mahakhand lies about 41 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahakhand
Nearest railway station	Dungripali	17 km
Nearest town	Barpāli	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Loisinga	25 km
District headquarters	Balangir	41 km

Villages closest to Mahakhand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Loisinga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mahakhand

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahakhand village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 29th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Mahakhand village has 521 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahakhand has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Mahakhand is 767022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahakhand covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahakhand falls under Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Mahakhand is Dungripali, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahakhand.

Mahakhand is about 41 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahakhand is in Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district. Dungripali is about 17 km away. Barpāli is about 25 km away. Loisinga is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.