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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAHARAGI SAHU
Contact: 89****3094
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- LGD code
- 380306
- Pincode
- 768033
- Post office
- Sohella
- Population
- 417
- Households
- 121
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Sex ratio
- 913 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 280
Census 2011 · in context
How Bahalbahal compares
By population, Bahalbahal ranks #94 of 108 villages in Sohela mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.2%
−14.1% vs mandal average
- Bahalbahal
- 53.2%
- Sohela mandal
- 67.3%
- Bargarh district
- 66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−64 vs mandal average
- Bahalbahal
- 913
- Sohela mandal
- 977
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Bahalbahal
- 3.4
- Sohela mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bahalbahal at a glance
Bahalbahal is a village of 417 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Sohela block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 94th-largest of 108 villages in Sohela block. Literacy is 53%, 14 points below the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768033, served by Sohella post office; the LGD village code is 380306. The sarpanch is MAHARAGI SAHU. The population is estimated at 492 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kanapali →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahalbahal · this village | 417 | 53% | — |
| Kanapali · Sohela | 1,130 | 69% | — |
| Sahajbahal · Sohela | 919 | 62% | — |
| Barupali · Sohela | 893 | 67% | — |
| Tambimunda · Sohela | 683 | 67% | — |
| Sadhupali · Sohela | 543 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bahalbahal
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kanapali
- Total area (ha)
- 136
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 7.81
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bahalbahal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bahalbahal
- LGD code
- 380306
- Pincode
- 768033
- Post office
- Sohella
- Population (Census 2011)
- 417
- Population (projected 2026)
- 492
- Households
- 121
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 913
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bargarh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhatli
- Member of Parliament
- Pradip Purohit
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MAHARAGI SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Sohela
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 768033
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Other villages in Sohela mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)