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- LGD code
- 396932
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population
- 933
- Households
- 230
- Literacy rate
- 80.3%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 209
Census 2011 · in context
How Masakani compares
By population, Masakani ranks #65 of 187 villages in Mahakalapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.3%
+10.0% vs mandal average
Masakani80.3%
Mahakalapada mandal70.3%
Kendrapara district75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+4 vs mandal average
Masakani977
Mahakalapada mandal973
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Masakani4.1
Mahakalapada mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Masakani at a glance
Masakani is a village of 933 people in 230 households (Census 2011) in Mahakalapada block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 65th-largest of 187 villages in Mahakalapada block. Literacy is 80%, 10 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754213, served by Marsaghai post office; the LGD village code is 396932. The village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 1,100 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Masakani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- KENDRAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jadupur
- Total area (ha)
- 174
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Masakani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Masakani
- LGD code
- 396932
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 933
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,100
- Households
- 230
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 80.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Block / Mandal
- Mahakalapada
- Nearest railway station
- Tapang (76.3 km)
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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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)