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Ekharajat Mahal Land Disputes: HC Pushes Odisha to Clarify 36-Village Status
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NABAKISHOR SAHU
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- LGD code
- 422361
- Pincode
- 766012
- Post office
- Kesinga
- Population
- 1,212
- Households
- 335
- Literacy rate
- 58.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1044 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 658
Census 2011 · in context
How Masanibandha compares
By population, Masanibandha ranks #42 of 123 villages in Kesinga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.7%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Masanibandha
- 58.7%
- Kesinga mandal
- 56.4%
- Kalahandi district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,044
+55 vs mandal average
- Masanibandha
- 1,044
- Kesinga mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Masanibandha
- 3.6
- Kesinga mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Masanibandha at a glance
Masanibandha is a village of 1,212 people in 335 households (Census 2011) in Kesinga block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 42nd-largest of 123 villages in Kesinga block. Literacy is 59%, 2 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,044 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766012, served by Kesinga post office; the LGD village code is 422361. The sarpanch is NABAKISHOR SAHU, and the village votes in Narla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manorama Mohanty. The population is estimated at 1,429 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Masanibandha
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KESINGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Balsi
- Total area (ha)
- 254
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 15.38
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Masanibandha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Masanibandha
- LGD code
- 422361
- Pincode
- 766012
- Post office
- Kesinga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,212
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,429
- Households
- 335
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1044
- Literacy rate
- 58.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narla
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manorama Mohanty
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NABAKISHOR SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Kesinga
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)