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About Nilikana Village

Nilikana is a small village in Derabish tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 243 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilikana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilikana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Derabish
Pincode 754208
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 243
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilikana compares

By the 2011 count Nilikana is the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Nilikana

Nilikana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilikana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naranpur, Narsinghpur, Narua and Nilakanthapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nilikana

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilikana village had a population of 464. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Nilikana village has 243 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilikana has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Nilikana is 754208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilikana covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nilikana falls under Derabish tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Nilikana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nilikana.

Nilikana is in Derabish tehsil of Kendrapara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nilikana today is likely to be higher.

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