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Odisha Vigilance Arrests Three Panchayat Officials in Rs 16.76 Lakh Pension Scam in Baleshwar
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MADAN MOHAN SANTARA
Contact: 80****9386
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- LGD code
- 393460
- Pincode
- 756047
- Post office
- Turigaria
- Population
- 1,109
- Households
- 262
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Sex ratio
- 984 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 312
Census 2011 · in context
How Machhada compares
By population, Machhada ranks #34 of 310 villages in Khaira mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.7%
−10.3% vs mandal average
Machhada61.7%
Khaira mandal72.0%
Baleshwar district69.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
984
−32 vs mandal average
Machhada984
Khaira mandal1,016
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
Machhada4.2
Khaira mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machhada at a glance
Machhada is a village of 1,109 people in 262 households (Census 2011) in Khaira block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 34th-largest of 310 villages in Khaira block. Literacy is 62%, 10 points below the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756047, served by Turigaria post office; the LGD village code is 393460. The sarpanch is MADAN MOHAN SANTARA, and the village votes in Begunia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Sahu S/O Laxmidhar Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,308 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gagandhuli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machhada · this village | 1,109 | 62% | — |
| Rafayatpur · Khaira | 678 | 79% | — |
| Tentuliapada · Khaira | 654 | 66% | — |
| Praharajapur · Khaira | 562 | 74% | — |
| Panisiali · Khaira | 484 | 69% | — |
| Gandua · Khaira | 464 | 65% | — |
| Raipur · Khaira | 374 | 68% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machhada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SORO
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gagandhuli
- Total area (ha)
- 139
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machhada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Machhada
- LGD code
- 393460
- Pincode
- 756047
- Post office
- Turigaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,109
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,308
- Households
- 262
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 984
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhubaneswar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Begunia
- Member of Parliament
- Aparajita Sarangi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Sahu S/O Laxmidhar Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MADAN MOHAN SANTARA
- Block / Mandal
- Khaira
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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