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5 Doctors In The Making: This Poor Tribal Family From Kandhamal Village In Odisha Has All Children Studying Medicine
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- LGD code
- 416164
- Pincode
- 762102
- Post office
- Nuagaon (Kandhamal)
- Population
- 136
- Households
- 28
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1030 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 58
Census 2011 · in context
How Shasimaha compares
By population, Shasimaha ranks #57 of 109 villages in Sarangagarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.8%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Shasimaha58.8%
Sarangagarh mandal60.2%
Kandhamal district54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,030
−10 vs mandal average
Shasimaha1,030
Sarangagarh mandal1,040
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.9 vs mandal average
Shasimaha4.9
Sarangagarh mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shasimaha at a glance
Shasimaha is a village of 136 people in 28 households (Census 2011) in Sarangagarh block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 57th-largest of 109 villages in Sarangagarh block. Literacy is 59%, 1 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762102, served by Nuagaon (Kandhamal) post office; the LGD village code is 416164. The population is estimated at 160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Balligada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasimaha · this village | 136 | 59% | — |
| Dumurisahi · Baliguda | 1,073 | 65% | — |
| Badagan · Baliguda | 662 | 49% | — |
| Jidubadi · Daringbadi | 653 | 30% | — |
| Dadabadi · Sarangagarh | 170 | 51% | — |
| Sugerbanda · Daringbadi | 8 | 0% | — |
| Sasimaha Jangala · Sarangagarh | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shasimaha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- G. UDAYAGIRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bandhaguda
- Total area (ha)
- 147
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 43.05
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shasimaha
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Key facts — Shasimaha
- LGD code
- 416164
- Pincode
- 762102
- Post office
- Nuagaon (Kandhamal)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 136
- Population (projected 2026)
- 160
- Households
- 28
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1030
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bissam Cuttack
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Sarangagarh
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Other villages in Sarangagarh mandal
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- Bandabaju
- Bariguda
- Gunjibadi
- Gindapanga
- Salangia
- Madiguda
- Salapajodi
- Magadigam
- Gandrigam
- Padinaju
- Gundargam
- Kanibidika
- Banegam
- Jiridikia
- Birangi
- Chanchedi
- Iripiguda
- Solaguda
- Jarginju
- Kutiguda
- Siringia
- Gudripadi
- Panganju
- Lakebadi
- Drepanga
- Argadi
- Tadangia
- Pendipadar
- Darapida
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)