Gram panchayat · Soro block · Balasore
Nadigan gram panchayat
Nadigan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Soro block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,552 people in 774 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,552
- Literacy
- 85.8%
- Area
- 6 km²
- LGD code
- 116323
Villages of Nadigan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadigan | 267 | 1,318 | 86.9% | 27% | 0% |
| Bainandamangarajpur | 304 | 1,316 | 81.3% | 22% | 0% |
| Guhaldihi | 165 | 740 | 90.6% | 26% | 0% |
| Haridapada | 25 | 102 | 91.0% | 63% | 0% |
| Shyamraipur | 13 | 76 | 88.2% | 0% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Nadigan
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,552
- 1,820 male · 1,732 female
- Households
- 774
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.8%
- above Soro block's villages (82.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- above Soro block's villages (941)
- Children aged 0–6
- 449
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 1,210
- 34.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 898 (25.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,210 workers did
- Cultivators465 (38.4%)
- Agricultural labourers220 (18.2%)
- Household industry9 (0.7%)
- Other work359 (29.7%)
- Marginal workers157 (13.0%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Nadigan
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 6 km², 55% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school3 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre3 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump2 of 5
- Electricity for homes4 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Soro block
- Antapur
- Attapur
- Balanga
- Dahisade
- Gopinathpur
- Gud
- Jadia
- Kedarpur
- Kesharipur
- Madhusuidanpur
- Mahumuhan
- Manatri
- Manipur
- Mulising
- Natapada
- Nischintapur
- Sabira
- Sajanpur
- Saknar
- Sarasakha
- Singakhunta
- Talanagar
- Tentei
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Nadigan? Share it with us.