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About Mahikani Village

Mahikani is a small village in Lephripara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 127 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770072, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahikani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahikani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lephripara
Pincode 770072
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 127
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahikani compares

By the 2011 count Mahikani is the 44th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 612 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mahikani

Mahikani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahikani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Laxmanpaun, Lephripara, Litiapani and Lokdega. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahikani

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahikani village had a population of 257. That makes it the 44th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 612 residents.

Mahikani village has 127 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahikani has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Mahikani is 770072. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahikani covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahikani falls under Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Mahikani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahikani.

Mahikani is in Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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