Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Nimakhandipentha gram panchayat
Nimakhandipentha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,384 people in 1,212 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,384
- Literacy
- 61.1%
- Area
- 9.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117742
Villages of Nimakhandipentha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimakhandipentha | 377 | 1,619 | 63.3% | 10% | 0% |
| Panada | 287 | 1,309 | 59.7% | 24% | 0% |
| Meghojholi | 265 | 1,216 | 58.8% | 21% | 0% |
| Bhramarapurpalli | 143 | 621 | 65.1% | 4% | 0% |
| Nunununia Laxminarayanpur | 77 | 326 | 53.7% | 22% | 3% |
| Kuruballi | 62 | 290 | 64.3% | 27% | 0% |
| Radhakantapur | 1 | 3 | 0.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Haripuruninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Matiajholauninhabited | 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 Nimakhandipentha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,384
- 2,728 male · 2,656 female
- Households
- 1,212
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.1%
- below Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 683
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,818
- 52.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 900 (16.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 10 (0.2%)
What the 2,818 workers did
- Cultivators306 (10.9%)
- Agricultural labourers478 (17.0%)
- Household industry69 (2.4%)
- Other work318 (11.3%)
- Marginal workers1,647 (58.4%)
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 Nimakhandipentha
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 10 km², 70% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (7).
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 Digapahandi block
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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