Gram panchayat · Pattamundai block · Kendrapara
Nilakanthapur gram panchayat
Nilakanthapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pattamundai block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,380 people in 747 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kendrapara assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,380
- Literacy
- 84.2%
- Area
- 5 km²
- LGD code
- 119192
Villages of Nilakanthapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilakanthapur | 306 | 1,317 | 78.0% | 49% | 0% |
| Gobindpur | 287 | 1,276 | 91.7% | 17% | 0% |
| Kadalibana | 154 | 787 | 81.9% | 36% | 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 Nilakanthapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,380
- 1,650 male · 1,730 female
- Households
- 747
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.2%
- about the same as Pattamundai block's villages (85.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,048
- about the same as Pattamundai block's villages (1,053)
- Children aged 0–6
- 345
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,014
- 30.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,145 (33.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.1%)
What the 1,014 workers did
- Cultivators155 (15.3%)
- Agricultural labourers324 (32.0%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work270 (26.6%)
- Marginal workers264 (26.0%)
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 Nilakanthapur
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 5 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (3), Vegetable (3).
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 Pattamundai block
- Alapua
- Amrutamanohi
- Andhara
- Aradapalli
- Bachhara
- Badamohanpur
- Badamulabasanta
- Badapada
- Balabhadrapur
- Balipatana
- Baluria
- Bilikana
- Chandan Nagar
- Damarpur
- Dihapada
- Dihudipur
- Dosia
- Gangarampur
- Kakharuni
- Khadianta
- Khanata
- Narasinghpur
- Oupada
- Penthapal
- Sanjaria
- Sansarfal
- Sasana
- Singhagan
- Srirampur
- Taradipal
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