# Nilakanthapur Village, Parlakhemundi, Gajapati (Odisha)

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Village · Parlakhemundi, Gajapati 

# Nilakanthapur

Nilakanthapur is a village in Parlakhemundi sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761201**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 129 households**, the 24th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 442people (2011)
- 129households
- 27.2%literacy
- 761201PIN code

## Nilakanthapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilakanthapur is 761201.** Nilakanthapur falls in Parlakhemundi sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761201
- Gram panchayatSidhamadanga
- Community development blockKashinagar
- Census village code414605

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

## How far is Nilakanthapur from nearby towns?

- Parlakhemundi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)8 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)8 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 Nilakanthapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nilakanthapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Nilakanthapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 45% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Nilakanthapur

Of every 100 households in Nilakanthapur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nilakanthapur · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****53%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**30%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**47%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Nilakanthapur?

■ Nilakanthapur · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.2%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**920

Working population ****63.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.2% for men and 21.4% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 269 (96%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Parlakhemundi

- Parasamba560 people
- Kurulunda522 people
- Saurakurlanda501 people
- Devidi455 people
- Poluru435 people
- Sidhapalama408 people
- Andrangi402 people
- Parsurampur365 people

[All 70 villages in Parlakhemundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/parlakhemundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilakanthapur?761201
- How far is Nilakanthapur from Paralakhemundi?8 km by road
- What is the population of Nilakanthapur?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilakanthapur in?Gajapati district (Parlakhemundi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Nilakanthapur?27.2% (Census 2011)