Gram panchayat · Dhamanagar block · Bhadrak
Nadigan gram panchayat
Nadigan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 1 village, home to 5,792 people in 1,247 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhamnagar assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 1
- Population (2011)
- 5,792
- Literacy
- 83.6%
- Area
- 5.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116741
Villages of Nadigan
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadigan | 1,247 | 5,792 | 83.6% | 30% | 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
- 5,792
- 2,912 male · 2,880 female
- Households
- 1,247
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.6%
- below Dhamanagar block's villages (85.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 989
- about the same as Dhamanagar block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 678
- 11.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,624
- 28.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,750 (30.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,624 workers did
- Cultivators419 (25.8%)
- Agricultural labourers477 (29.4%)
- Household industry22 (1.4%)
- Other work341 (21.0%)
- Marginal workers365 (22.5%)
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 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 1 villages cover 5 km², 88% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school0 of 1
- Degree college0 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre1 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump1 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 1
- Public bus0 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat1 of 1
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1), Vegetables (1), Mung (1).
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 Dhamanagar block
- Anandapur
- Arjunnpur
- Asurali
- Bamkura
- Bhaganpur
- Bhattasahi
- Dakpur
- Dalanga
- Dhusuri
- Dobal
- Fatepur
- Gadiali
- Garei Chudakati
- Gesindapur
- Hasanabad
- Kalyani
- Karada
- Kasimpur
- Katasani
- Khadipada
- Khaparpada
- Kothar
- Mustafapur
- Padhani
- Palasahi
- Radhaballavapur
- Raipur
- Rayangdini
- Sahada
- Sahaspur
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.