Gram panchayat · Chilika block · Khordha
Nimakheta gram panchayat
Nimakheta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chilika block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 5,704 people in 1,316 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chilika assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 5,704
- Literacy
- 83.5%
- Area
- 8.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119646
Villages of Nimakheta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimikheta | 220 | 1,058 | 88.2% | 3% | 0% |
| Nimeimalla | 231 | 921 | 82.5% | 24% | 0% |
| Dibyasinghapur | 127 | 681 | 80.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Chasangara | 165 | 645 | 88.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Ankula | 125 | 546 | 88.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Ostapalli | 103 | 433 | 87.1% | 1% | 0% |
| Belapada | 102 | 401 | 85.3% | 2% | 0% |
| Rayagurupur | 69 | 314 | 79.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Ranasinghprasad | 70 | 297 | 84.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Rajapalla | 65 | 262 | 69.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Birapatana | 39 | 146 | 40.5% | 100% | 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 Nimakheta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,704
- 2,779 male · 2,925 female
- Households
- 1,316
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.5%
- above Chilika block's villages (79.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,053
- above Chilika block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 683
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,685
- 29.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 414 (7.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 1,685 workers did
- Cultivators737 (43.7%)
- Agricultural labourers263 (15.6%)
- Household industry23 (1.4%)
- Other work468 (27.8%)
- Marginal workers194 (11.5%)
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 Nimakheta
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 9 km², 59% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 11
- Middle school8 of 11
- Secondary school4 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre3 of 11
- Anganwadi centre10 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes10 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 8
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Chilika block
- Ankula
- Atharbatia
- Badakula
- Baulabandha
- Biribadi
- Chndeswar
- Dungamal (Ct)
- Haripur
- Hatabaradi
- Jaripada
- Kalakaleswar
- Kumandalapatna
- Mansinghpur
- Sananasiri
- Singheswar
- Sorana
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Nimakheta? Share it with us.