# Nikirai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Kendrapara, Odisha 

# Nikirai

Nikirai is a sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had **67,946 people**, no towns and 56 villages (55 inhabited). The largest village is Indupur (5,180 people).

- 67,946people (2011)
- 56villages
- 0towns
- 85.3%literacy

## Population of Nikirai compared with Kendrapara

■ Nikirai · ■ Kendrapara district

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**926

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nikirai

Of every 100 households in Nikirai in 2011, 54 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nikirai · ■ Kendrapara district

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**60%

Television ****30%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Nikirai

- Indupur · 5,180 people
- Nikirai · 4,201 people
- Dhumat · 3,167 people
- Mangalpur · 2,924 people
- Baro · 2,857 people
- Ghagara · 2,649 people
- Charigan · 2,470 people
- Chhoti · 2,413 people
- Kora · 2,410 people
- DhumatSasan · 2,051 people
- Benipur · 2,011 people
- PalliRaghunathpur · 1,928 people
- Mathasahi · 1,793 people
- Tarando · 1,706 people
- Nahanga · 1,628 people
- Jamara · 1,577 people

[All 56 villages in Nikirai →](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/nikirai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nikirai?56 (55 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikirai in?Kendrapara district, Odisha
- What is the population of Nikirai?67,946 (Census 2011)