Overview
Nilagiri is a Notified Area Committee city in district of Baleshwar, Orissa. The Nilagiri city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Nilagiri Notified Area Committee has population of 17,264 of which 8,825 are males while 8,439 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2092 which is 12.12 % of total population of Nilagiri (NAC). In Nilagiri Notified Area Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 956 against state average of 979. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Nilagiri is around 926 compared to Orissa state average of 941. Literacy rate of Nilagiri city is 77.46 % higher than state average of 72.87 %. In Nilagiri, Male literacy is around 83.21 % while female literacy rate is 71.47 %.
Nilagiri Notified Area Committee has total administration over 3,912 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Notified Area Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Nilagiri Caste Factor
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 24.85 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 14.48 % of total population in Nilagiri (NAC).
Nilagiri Work Profile
Out of total population, 6,479 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 5,018 were males while 1,461 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 6479 working population, 88.78 % were engaged in Main Work while 11.22 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Nilagiri 2021 Population
The next census for Nilagiri Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2021 are estimates only.