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By population, Majhidiha ranks #46 of 59 villages in Chhatrapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Majhidiha is a village of 403 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Chhatrapur block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 46th-largest of 59 villages in Chhatrapur block. Literacy is 66%, 7 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,015 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Ganjam district centre, 6 km from Narasimhapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761045, served by Matikhalo post office; the LGD village code is 412098. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bellagam, 6 km away. The village votes in Hinjili assembly constituency, represented by MLA Naveen Patnaik. The population is estimated at 475 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sundarpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majhidiha · this village | 403 | 66% | — |
| Bhabandha · Purusottampur | 3,010 | 60% | 2.5 km NW |
| Paitari · Chhatrapur | 2,593 | 58% | 3.1 km E |
| Tanganapalli · Chamakhandi | 2,207 | 54% | 3.4 km S |
| Sundarapur · Patapur | 547 | 42% | 3.7 km E |
| Chandipadar · Brahmapur Sadar | 2,542 | 49% | 3.9 km W |
| Bhatakumarada · Purusottampur | 7,649 | 56% | 4.1 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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