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About Mahisamundi Village

Mahisamundi is a mid sized village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 566 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahisamundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahisamundi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758017
Area (hectares) 521 hectares
Population 1,103
Male Population 566
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahisamundi compares

By the 2011 count Mahisamundi is the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Mahisamundi

Mahisamundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahisamundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mahisamundi from other places

Mahisamundi lies about 24 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 20 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 Mahisamundi
Nearest town Karanjiā 19 km
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 24 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 24 km

Villages closest to Mahisamundi

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

Common questions about Mahisamundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahisamundi village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Mahisamundi village has 566 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisamundi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Mahisamundi is 758017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahisamundi covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahisamundi falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Mahisamundi is Sitabinji, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahisamundi.

Mahisamundi is about 24 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahisamundi is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 19 km away. Sitabinji is about 20 km away. Turumunga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuriapasi (2.4 km), Analadiha (2.9 km) and Silida (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahisamundi today is likely to be higher.

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