Machhada observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Machhada ranks #43 of 353 villages in Basta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machhada is a village of 1,096 people in 278 households (Census 2011) in Basta block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 43rd-largest of 353 villages in Basta block. Literacy is 75%, 7 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756029, served by Basta post office; the LGD village code is 392498. The sarpanch is MAMATA BHANJA, and the village votes in Sukinda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Bal Samanta. The population is estimated at 1,292 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Irda →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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