# Nilakanthapur Village, Derabish, Kendrapara (Odisha)

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Village · Derabish, Kendrapara 

# Nilakanthapur

Nilakanthapur is a village in Derabish sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754207**. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 175 households**, the 32nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 730people (2011)
- 175households
- 89.8%literacy
- 754207PIN code

## Nilakanthapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilakanthapur is 754207.** Nilakanthapur falls in Derabish sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754207
- Gram panchayatEnder
- Community development blockDerabisi
- Census village code396628

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?

- Derabish (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)27 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?

10 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kendrapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Derabish
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kusunpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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**. About 63% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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, 52 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilakanthapur · ■ Derabish rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**63%

Television ****29%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nilakanthapur?

■ Nilakanthapur · ■ Derabish rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**869

Working population ****29.0%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 83.7% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (9%) · **■** Household industry 21 (10%) · **■** Other work 48 (23%) · **■** Marginal 71 (33%)

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 Derabish

- Dumuka768 people
- Ario731 people
- Sanafogal731 people
- Jagulaipada730 people
- Belarpa718 people
- Kusunpur685 people
- Daliji673 people
- Kaupada660 people

[All 94 villages in Derabish](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/derabish/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilakanthapur?754207
- How far is Nilakanthapur from Kendrapara?15 km by road
- What is the population of Nilakanthapur?730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilakanthapur in?Kendrapara district (Derabish sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Nilakanthapur?89.8% (Census 2011)