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Ekharajat Mahal Land Disputes: HC Pushes Odisha to Clarify 36-Village Status
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- LGD code
- 399737
- Pincode
- 754202
- Post office
- Salipur
- Population
- 319
- Households
- 66
- Literacy rate
- 81.8%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 100
Census 2011 · in context
How Matakatapur compares
By population, Matakatapur ranks #121 of 133 villages in Salepur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.8%
+5.9% vs mandal average
- Matakatapur
- 81.8%
- Salepur mandal
- 75.9%
- Cuttack district
- 76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−57 vs mandal average
- Matakatapur
- 910
- Salepur mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Matakatapur
- 4.8
- Salepur mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matakatapur at a glance
Matakatapur is a village of 319 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Salepur block, Cuttack district, Odisha, the 121st-largest of 133 villages in Salepur block. Literacy is 82%, 6 points above the block average of 76% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754202, served by Salipur post office; the LGD village code is 399737. The village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 376 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jiginpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matakatapur · this village | 319 | 82% | — |
| Mahajanpur · Salepur | 2,432 | 73% | — |
| Jiginipur · Salepur | 2,379 | 78% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Matakatapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CUTTACK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jiginipur
- Total area (ha)
- 42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 31.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Matakatapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Matakatapur
- LGD code
- 399737
- Pincode
- 754202
- Post office
- Salipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 319
- Population (projected 2026)
- 376
- Households
- 66
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 81.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hindol
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Simarani Nayak
- Block / Mandal
- Salepur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754202
- LunaharSalepur mandal4,715 pop
- BalisahiSalepur mandal4,272 pop
- PikolaSalepur mandal3,193 pop
- ChandradeipurSalepur mandal3,027 pop
- RamakrushnapurNischintakoili mandal2,655 pop
- BaradoNischintakoili mandal2,435 pop
- JiginipurSalepur mandal2,379 pop
- SankarapurSalepur mandal2,069 pop
- PatapurSalepur mandal1,935 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Matakatapur
Other villages in Salepur mandal
View all 60+ →- Lunahar
- Nandola
- Balisahi
- Kusambi
- Bhairpur
- Gopinathpur
- Pikola
- Chandradeipur
- Biswanathpur
- Jairampur
- Kanpur
- Tentola
- Tilada
- Raisunguda
- Mahajanpur
- Jiginipur
- Atoda
- Bhatapada
- Gopinathpur
- Malasasan
- Lekhanapur
- Trilochanpur
- Sankarapur
- Patapur
- Odasingh
- Patapur
- Katarapa
- Madhyakachha
- Kulanapur
- Naiguan
- Kothabada
- Paikarapur
- Chahapara
- Jagannathpur
- Singamapur
- Banahara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)