Notified Area Council · Balasore district
Nilagiri
Nilagiri is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Balasore district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 17,264 people in 3,912 households, up 17.0% from 14,757 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 17,264
- Literacy
- 77.5%
- Area
- 20.45 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Nilagiri
- LGD body code
- 250484
People and work in Nilagiri
- Population
- 17,264
- 8,825 male · 8,439 female
- Households
- 3,912
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.5%
- men 83.2% · women 71.5%below urban Balasore (84.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 956
- about the same as urban Balasore (959)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 926
- People per km²
- 844
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,500 (14.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,290 (24.8%)
What the 6,479 workers did
- Cultivators827 (12.8%)
- Agricultural labourers1,548 (23.9%)
- Household industry261 (4.0%)
- Other work3,116 (48.1%)
- Marginal workers727 (11.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1991
Census counts for each decade in which Nilagiri was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 20.45 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Nilagiri
- Annual rainfall
- 1,538.3 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 41.5°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 230 km by road
- District headquarters
- Baleshwar, 22 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nilagiri (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Balesore, 22 km
- Roads
- 30 km pucca, 150 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,873
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 20 (16 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (5 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 10 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 8
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Railway Sleeper, Crusher Materials, Leaf Plate
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.
Other towns in Balasore
See also: Nilagiri sub-district · People of Balasore district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Nilagiri as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.