Shamakhunta, Samakhunta
Shamakhunta is a village located in the Baripada Sadar Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Samakhunta block and comes under Samakhunta Gram Panchayat.
As on March 2025, the current population of Shamakhunta is 679 out of which 342 are males and rest 337 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 985 females per 1000 males. There are around 67 teenagers in Shamakhunta. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 424 persons can read and write. Total 9 people belonging to scheduled caste and 171 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 185 households in Shamakhunta, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 402. The pincode of Shamakhunta is 757049 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shyamakhunta Sub Post office
- Balidiha Branch Post office
- Chandanpur Branch Post office
- Palpala Ambadali Branch Post office
- Rangamatia Branch Post office
Schools
Shamakhunta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Swami Vivekananda Shikshashram
- Govt. (Ssd) High School Balidiha
- Banabhumi Higher Secondary School Rangamatia
- Govt. High School Rangamatia
- Govt(Ssd) Girls High School Gundihudi
Hospitals
Shamakhunta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.