Notified Area Council · Puri district
Nimapada
Nimapada is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Puri district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 19,289 people in 3,898 households, up 14.0% from 16,915 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 19,289
- Literacy
- 91.4%
- Area
- 14.6 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Nimapada
- LGD body code
- 250522
People and work in Nimapada
- Population
- 19,289
- 9,917 male · 9,372 female
- Households
- 3,898
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 91.4%
- men 94.9% · women 87.8%above urban Puri (87.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 945
- above urban Puri (931)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 859
- People per km²
- 1,321
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,982 (20.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 98 (0.5%)
What the 6,586 workers did
- Cultivators575 (8.7%)
- Agricultural labourers643 (9.8%)
- Household industry147 (2.2%)
- Other work4,054 (61.6%)
- Marginal workers1,167 (17.7%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1981
Census counts for each decade in which Nimapada was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 14.6 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Nimapada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,813 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 40 km by road
- District headquarters
- Puri, 60 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhubaneswar, 10 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Puri, 60 km
- Roads
- 55 km pucca, 42.2 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,250
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 22 (16 government, 6 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (1 government, 3 private)
- Degree colleges
- 7
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 20 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 16
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 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.
Other towns in Puri
See also: Nimapada sub-district · People of Puri district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Nimapada as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.