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About Nipa Village

Nipa is a small village in Kanjipani tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 221 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nipa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nipa village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kanjipani
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 221
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nipa compares

By the 2011 count Nipa is the 19th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 581 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Nipa

Nipa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nipa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nipa from other places

Nipa lies about 17 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nipa
Nearest railway station Basantapur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanjipani 12 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 17 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 17 km

Villages closest to Nipa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanjipani tehsil.

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 Nipa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nipa village had a population of 438. That makes it the 19th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 581 residents.

Nipa village has 221 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nipa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Nipa is 758018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nipa covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nipa falls under Kanjipani tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Nipa is Basantapur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Nipa.

Nipa is about 17 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nipa is in Kanjipani tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 12 km away. Kanjipani is about 12 km away. Kendujhar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jantari (2.4 km), Kadalibadi (5.6 km) and Gonasika (6.0 km).

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

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