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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
GP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GAJENDRA PRASAD SETHY
Contact: 98****6970
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- LGD code
- 394404
- Pincode
- 756114
- Post office
- Bant
- Population
- 1,516
- Households
- 296
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 337
Census 2011 · in context
How Maltira compares
By population, Maltira ranks #15 of 142 villages in Bant mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.1%
−7.3% vs mandal average
- Maltira
- 68.1%
- Bant mandal
- 75.4%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
−49 vs mandal average
- Maltira
- 929
- Bant mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Maltira
- 5.1
- Bant mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maltira at a glance
Maltira is a village of 1,516 people in 296 households (Census 2011) in Bant block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 15th-largest of 142 villages in Bant block. Literacy is 68%, 7 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756114, served by Bant post office; the LGD village code is 394404. The sarpanch is GAJENDRA PRASAD SETHY, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 1,787 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Maltira
- LGD code
- 394404
- Pincode
- 756114
- Post office
- Bant
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,516
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,787
- Households
- 296
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hindol
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Simarani Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GAJENDRA PRASAD SETHY
- Block / Mandal
- Bant
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 756114
Other villages in Bant mandal
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- Ramakrushunapur
- Chandipur
- Tarago
- Hasinpur
- Silandi
- Toranga
- Basantia
- Padhanpada
- Bant
- Charigan
- Chakarapadhi
- Rampur
- Sahupada
- Adia
- Apanda
- Badahattrilochanpur
- Saramara
- Rajnagarmangalpur
- Telnati
- Nilok
- Jirina
- Kandaba
- Podapatna
- Palasa
- Sendatira
- Badamahisigotha
- Debatagadia
- Panpadi
- Ramchandrapur
- Bangarpadi
- Chhayalsing
- Aptirasadangi
- Govindpur
- Kumbhakaral
- Olam
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, 2026-09-05
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)