# Nalam Village, Kaniha, Anugul (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaniha, Anugul 

# Nalam

Nalam is a village in Kaniha sub-district of Anugul district, Odisha, PIN code **759117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,902 people in 511 households**, the 7th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 1,902people (2011)
- 511households
- 74.8%literacy
- 759117PIN code

## Nalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nalam is 759117.** Nalam falls in Kaniha sub-district, Anugul district, Odisha.

- PIN code759117
- Gram panchayatDalaka
- Community development blockKaniha
- Census village code403745

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nalam from nearby towns?

- Kaniha (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Anugul (district HQ)84 km by road
- Rengali (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nalam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kaniha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Talcher
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rengali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 51% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nalam

Of every 100 households in Nalam in 2011, 38 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nalam · ■ Kaniha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**79%

Use banking services ****36%**

**51%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nalam?

■ Nalam · ■ Kaniha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**839

Working population ****50.8%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 68% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (10%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (26%) · **■** Marginal 571 (59%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kaniha

- Kakudia2,155 people
- Kansamunda2,102 people
- Bada Gunduri2,017 people
- Sanatribida2,015 people
- Kumunda1,838 people
- Telisinga1,490 people
- Durgapur1,468 people
- Ghantianali1,404 people

[All 107 villages in Kaniha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/kaniha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nalam?759117
- How far is Nalam from Anugul?84 km by road
- What is the population of Nalam?1,902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalam in?Anugul district (Kaniha sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Nalam?74.8% (Census 2011)