# Nikhira Village, Baliapal, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Baliapal, Baleshwar 

# Nikhira

Nikhira is a village in Baliapal sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756023**. The 2011 Census counted **2,078 people in 457 households**, the 18th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 2,078people (2011)
- 457households
- 85.5%literacy
- 756023PIN code

## Nikhira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nikhira is 756023.** Nikhira falls in Baliapal sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756023
- Gram panchayatNikhira
- Community development blockBaliapal
- Census village code391983

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

## How far is Nikhira from nearby towns?

- Baliapal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)46 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 Nikhira?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Nikhira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachuari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balesore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Nikhira known for?

About 94% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nikhira

Of every 100 households in Nikhira in 2011, 49 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nikhira · ■ Baliapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****63%**

**52%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Nikhira?

■ Nikhira · ■ Baliapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1230**

**944

Working population ****25.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 79.1% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 273 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (26%) · **■** Other work 89 (17%) · **■** Marginal 34 (6%)

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 Baliapal

- Khagadapala2,454 people
- Rasalpur2,348 people
- Nabhada2,172 people
- Palapara2,105 people
- Katisahi2,064 people
- Remu1,913 people
- Chandamani1,868 people
- Mahabala1,843 people

[All 212 villages in Baliapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baliapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nikhira?756023
- How far is Nikhira from Baleshwar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Nikhira?2,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikhira in?Baleshwar district (Baliapal sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Nikhira?85.5% (Census 2011)