Gram panchayat · Tigiria block · Cuttack
Nizigarh gram panchayat
Nizigarh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tigiria block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,808 people in 1,334 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Athagarh assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,808
- Literacy
- 83.3%
- Area
- 6.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117174
Villages of Nizigarh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizigarh | 885 | 3,943 | 86.8% | 14% | 4% |
| Gopinahapursasan | 251 | 1,032 | 68.4% | 12% | 28% |
| Karadapalli | 198 | 833 | 85.4% | 11% | 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 Nizigarh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,808
- 2,936 male · 2,872 female
- Households
- 1,334
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.3%
- above Tigiria block's villages (81.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 978
- above Tigiria block's villages (931)
- Children aged 0–6
- 632
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,792
- 30.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 750 (12.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 428 (7.4%)
What the 1,792 workers did
- Cultivators180 (10.0%)
- Agricultural labourers194 (10.8%)
- Household industry29 (1.6%)
- Other work1,134 (63.3%)
- Marginal workers255 (14.2%)
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 Nizigarh
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 6 km², 67% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school1 of 3
- Degree college1 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre2 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump0 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 3
- Public bus3 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (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 Tigiria block
- Achalakot
- Badanauput
- Baliput
- Bhiruda
- Bhogada
- Bindhanima
- Gadadharpur
- Hatamal
- Jamadeipur
- Nuapatna
- Panchagaon
- Puruna-tigiria
- Sompada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Nizigarh? Share it with us.