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People in Odisha’s Babojola Village Sweep Streets 3 Times a Day & Fine Those Who Litter
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- LGD code
- 411146
- Pincode
- 761109
- Post office
- Badagada
- Population
- 1,160
- Households
- 222
- Literacy rate
- 50%
- Sex ratio
- 1086 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 588
Census 2011 · in context
How Machhakote compares
By population, Machhakote ranks #24 of 127 villages in Dharakote mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.0%
−8.5% vs mandal average
- Machhakote
- 50.0%
- Dharakote mandal
- 58.5%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,086
+89 vs mandal average
- Machhakote
- 1,086
- Dharakote mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Machhakote
- 5.2
- Dharakote mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machhakote at a glance
Machhakote is a village of 1,160 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Dharakote block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 24th-largest of 127 villages in Dharakote block. Literacy is 50%, 9 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,086 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761109, served by Badagada post office; the LGD village code is 411146. The village votes in Mohana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dasarathi Gomanga. The population is estimated at 1,368 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Machhakote →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machhakote · this village | 1,160 | 50% | — |
| Karatali · Badagada | 559 | 69% | — |
| Abhayapur · Dharakote | 388 | 36% | — |
| Padmanabhapur · Dharakote | 331 | 86% | — |
| Gambhariguda · Surada | 236 | 22% | — |
| Mardakote · Dharakote | 137 | 24% | — |
| Paniapalli · Badagada | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machhakote
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ASIKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 70
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Machhakote
- Total area (ha)
- 204
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 59.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machhakote
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Machhakote
- LGD code
- 411146
- Pincode
- 761109
- Post office
- Badagada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,160
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,368
- Households
- 222
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1086
- Literacy rate
- 50.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Berhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohana
- Member of Parliament
- Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dasarathi Gomanga
- Block / Mandal
- Dharakote
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761109
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Machhakote
Other villages in Dharakote mandal
View all 60+ →- Jahada
- Dharakot
- Kulagada
- Askadamodarpalli
- Baradaballi
- Kamasasan
- Jagamohan
- Dhaugan
- Saradhapur
- Baharapur
- Janibilli
- Nandighara
- Hadichira
- Pankalabadi
- Khamara
- Sunamoti
- Baharaguda
- Mahupadar
- Kanagiridi
- Kusaraba
- Bethuar
- Jhadabandha
- Balarampur
- Bakharakata
- Digi
- Bariguda
- Govt.Dhaugan
- Gadadamodarapalli
- Sundarapalli
- Badula
- Jharapari
- Dhaupada
- Khairapalli
- Gambhariguda
- Sunapali
- Lengama
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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)