Mukhiguda
Mukhiguda is a census town in Kalahandi district in the Indian state of Odisha. Mukhiguda is one of the villages in Jayapatna tehsil. Mukhiguda is 7 km from its tehsil's main town, Jaipatna, is located 87 km from its district's main city, Bhawanipatna, and is located 510 km (320 mi) from its state's main city Bhubaneswar.
Mukhiguda | |
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town | |
  Mukhiguda Location in Odisha, India  Mukhiguda Mukhiguda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°28′20″N 82°59′50″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,910 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 766026 |
| Sex ratio | 48.4:51.6 ♂/♀ |
| Website | odisha |
| It is home to India's largest power house | |
History
Mukhiguda is famous for Indravati Power Plant, which is one of India's largest and Asia's second-largest power house. The hydro-electric project of Odisha produces 600 MW electricity and took almost 15 years for its completion.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Mukhiguda had a population of 1,910. Males constitute 9,24 of the population and females 9,86.In Mukhiguda total literacy population is 6,69, So Mukhiguda has an average literacy rate of 35%, smaller than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 24%. In Mukhiguda, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
Schools
- Upper primary Project school
- Upper Indravati Project High school
- Saraswati sishu vidya mandir
- Swami Vivekananda English medium school
- venkateswar an english medium school
Colleges
- Indravati (Degree) Mahavidyalaya
See also
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.