Village · Nikirai, Kendrapara # Nahanga Nahanga is a village in Nikirai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code 754250. The 2011 Census counted 1,628 people in 373 households, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%. - 1,628 people (2011) - 373 households - 83.7% literacy - 754250 PIN code ## Nahanga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nahanga is 754250. Nahanga falls in Nikirai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code 754250 - Gram panchayat Nahanga - Community development block Derabisi - Census village code 396585 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nahanga from nearby towns? - Nikirai (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ) 16 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nahanga? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Nahanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nikirai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nikirai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Marshaghai - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nahanga known for? The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nahanga Of every 100 households in Nahanga in 2011, 65 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nahanga · ■ Nikirai rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 54% - Toilet within the home 28% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 76% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 61% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 93% - Use banking services 60% 54% - Television 36% 30% - Mobile phone 37% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 17% 20% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nahanga? ■ Nahanga · ■ Nikirai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.7% 85.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 649 902 - Working population 31.3% 30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 79.1% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 137 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 132 (26%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 117 (23%) · ■ Marginal 114 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nikirai - Benipur 2,011 people - PalliRaghunathpur 1,928 people - Mathasahi 1,793 people - Tarando 1,706 people - Jamara 1,577 people - Itipur 1,530 people - Palakana 1,468 people - Tanar 1,453 people All 56 villages in Nikirai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nahanga? 754250 - How far is Nahanga from Kendrapara? 16 km by road - What is the population of Nahanga? 1,628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nahanga in? Kendrapara district (Nikirai sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Nahanga? 83.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/nikirai/nahanga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.