# Niktimal Village, Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda (Odisha)

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Village · Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda 

# Niktimal

Niktimal is a village in Brajarajnagar sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, PIN code **768216**. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 68 households**, the 26th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 295people (2011)
- 68households
- 87.5%literacy
- 768216PIN code

## Niktimal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Niktimal is 768216.** Niktimal falls in Brajarajnagar sub-district, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.

- PIN code768216
- Gram panchayatLoisingha
- Community development blockJharsuguda
- Census village code381077

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

## How far is Niktimal from nearby towns?

- Brajarajnagar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Jharsuguda (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jharsuguda (nearest town)22 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 Niktimal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Niktimal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Brajarajnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Brajarajnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brajarajnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Niktimal

Of every 100 households in Niktimal in 2011, 35 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Niktimal · ■ Brajarajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****26%**

**56%

Television ****30%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Niktimal?

■ Niktimal · ■ Brajarajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**1011

Working population ****47.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 80.8% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (52%) · **■** Household industry 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 20 (14%)

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 Brajarajnagar

- Rankata358 people
- Baghiaberna348 people
- Balangibahal334 people
- Baliput315 people
- Ghusuramunda292 people
- Chelkuthi258 people
- Kandakuda197 people
- Naikdihi91 people

[All 32 villages in Brajarajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/brajarajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Niktimal?768216
- How far is Niktimal from Jharsuguda?22 km by road
- What is the population of Niktimal?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niktimal in?Jharsuguda district (Brajarajnagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Niktimal?87.5% (Census 2011)