Gram panchayat · Gondia block · Dhenkanal
Nihal Prasad gram panchayat
Nihal Prasad is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 8,014 people in 1,713 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dhenkanal assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 8,014
- Literacy
- 80.0%
- Area
- 21.1 km²
- LGD code
- 117301
Villages of Nihal Prasad
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihalprasaduninhabited | 1,338 | 6,126 | 78.6% | 20% | 3% |
| Nityanandapur | 375 | 1,888 | 84.8% | 20% | 2% |
| Ransudha | 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 Nihal Prasad
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,014
- 4,056 male · 3,958 female
- Households
- 1,713
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.0%
- above Gondia block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- above Gondia block's villages (962)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,075
- 13.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,574
- 32.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,591 (19.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 202 (2.5%)
What the 2,574 workers did
- Cultivators477 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers426 (16.6%)
- Household industry15 (0.6%)
- Other work876 (34.0%)
- Marginal workers780 (30.3%)
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 Nihal Prasad
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 21 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school1 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank1 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat2 of 2
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Black Gram (2).
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 Gondia block
- Bainsia
- Barada
- Bega
- Bidharpur
- Dasamanpatna
- Deogan
- Digambarpur
- Gondia
- Gundurapasi
- Joranda
- Kabera
- Kaluria
- Karamul
- Kasipur
- Khanda Bandha
- Khankira
- Laulai
- Letheka
- Mandar A
- Matha Tentulia
- Neulapoi
- Pingua
- Poruhakhoja
- Raitala
- Ratanapur
- Sadangi
- Santhapur
- Sorisiapada
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