Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal
# Nilakanthapursasan

Nilakanthapursasan is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code 759014. The 2011 Census counted 2,183 people in 481 households, the 8th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.
- 2,183 people (2011)
- 481 households
- 46.6% literacy
- 759014 PIN code

## Nilakanthapursasan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nilakanthapursasan is 759014. Nilakanthapursasan falls in Gandia sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
- PIN code 759014
- Gram panchayat Mathatentulia
- Community development block Gandia
- Census village code 402724

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nilakanthapursasan from nearby towns?
- Gandia (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Bhuban (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nilakanthapursasan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nilakanthapursasan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sadangi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sadangi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gondia
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nilakanthapursasan known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 53% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nilakanthapursasan

Of every 100 households in Nilakanthapursasan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilakanthapursasan · ■ Gandia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 41%
- Toilet within the home 6% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 83%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 30% 42%
- Television 2% 20%
- Mobile phone 8% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 30%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nilakanthapursasan?

■ Nilakanthapursasan · ■ Gandia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.6% 76.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1134 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 889
- Working population 40.4% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 40.5% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 290 (33%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 68 (8%) · ■ Marginal 456 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gandia
- Joranda 2,931 people
- Bidharpur 2,628 people
- Deogan 2,343 people
- Chandrasekharpur 2,268 people
- Gandia 2,104 people
- Karamulpatana 2,047 people
- Kabera 1,997 people
- Bainsia 1,909 people

All 140 villages in Gandia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nilakanthapursasan? 759014
- How far is Nilakanthapursasan from Dhenkanal? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Nilakanthapursasan? 2,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilakanthapursasan in? Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Nilakanthapursasan? 46.6% (Census 2011)

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