Gram panchayat · Podia block · Malkangiri
Niliguda gram panchayat
Niliguda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Podia block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,118 people in 1,140 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,118
- Literacy
- 43.5%
- Area
- 48.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120032
Villages of Niliguda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iralgundi | 363 | 1,593 | 62.4% | 78% | 13% |
| Niliguda | 176 | 813 | 30.2% | 7% | 92% |
| Cherukuguda | 143 | 645 | 32.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Uskalbag | 139 | 576 | 42.4% | 2% | 98% |
| Nandiwada | 111 | 555 | 29.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Dharampalli | 111 | 550 | 48.8% | 5% | 93% |
| Durumaguda | 42 | 153 | 34.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Nunurguda | 32 | 126 | 24.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Duguda | 23 | 107 | 1.2% | 0% | 100% |
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 Niliguda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,118
- 2,499 male · 2,619 female
- Households
- 1,140
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 43.5%
- about the same as Podia block's villages (44.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,048
- above Podia block's villages (1,031)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,011
- 19.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,342
- 45.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,333 (26.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,614 (70.6%)
What the 2,342 workers did
- Cultivators1,401 (59.8%)
- Agricultural labourers26 (1.1%)
- Household industry6 (0.3%)
- Other work64 (2.7%)
- Marginal workers845 (36.1%)
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 Niliguda
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 49 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 27% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 9
- Middle school4 of 9
- Secondary school0 of 9
- Senior secondary school0 of 9
- Degree college0 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre1 of 9
- Anganwadi centre6 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes1 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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.
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