# Nimakhandipentha Village, Digapahandi, Ganjam (Odisha)

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Village · Digapahandi, Ganjam 

# Nimakhandipentha

Nimakhandipentha is a village in Digapahandi sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761055**. The 2011 Census counted **1,619 people in 377 households**, the 21st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,619people (2011)
- 377households
- 63.3%literacy
- 761055PIN code

## Nimakhandipentha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nimakhandipentha is 761055.** Nimakhandipentha falls in Digapahandi sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761055
- Gram panchayatNimakhandipentha
- Community development blockDigapahandi
- Census village code412791

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

## How far is Nimakhandipentha from nearby towns?

- Digapahandi (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Digapahandi (nearest town)26 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 Nimakhandipentha?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Nimakhandipentha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhanjanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gokarnapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Nimakhandipentha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 40% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Nimakhandipentha

Of every 100 households in Nimakhandipentha in 2011, 51 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nimakhandipentha · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**81%

Tap water ****60%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****89%**

**93%

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 Nimakhandipentha?

■ Nimakhandipentha · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**926

Working population ****38.7%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (10%) · **■** Household industry 59 (9%) · **■** Other work 122 (19%) · **■** Marginal 315 (50%)

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 Digapahandi

- Turubudi1,900 people
- Karapada1,805 people
- Rajapur1,746 people
- Odasinga1,687 people
- Sundhipalli1,499 people
- Talasingi1,476 people
- Kotinada1,454 people
- Tileswara1,396 people

[All 174 villages in Digapahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/digapahandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nimakhandipentha?761055
- How far is Nimakhandipentha from Chatrapur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Nimakhandipentha?1,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nimakhandipentha in?Ganjam district (Digapahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Nimakhandipentha?63.3% (Census 2011)
