Nimapada Explained

Nimapada
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:20.07°N 86.02°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Puri
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:8
Population Total:19,289
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:752106
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06758
Registration Plate:OD13

Nimapada (also spelt as Nimapara) is a town and a Notified Area Council (NAC) in Puri district on the way to Konark and 40 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar in the Indian state of Odisha.

Geography

Nimapada is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 8m (26feet).

Demographics

India census,[2] Nimapada had a population of 16,914. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nimapada has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%. In Nimapada, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Nimapara (Gen) Assembly Constituency is Mrs. Pravati Parida BJP, who won the seat in State elections in 2024. The position was held by BJD for a long time . Previous MLAs from this seat were Baidhar Mallick of BJP on 2000 and 2004, Rabindra Kumar Sethy of INC in 1995 and 1985 and 1980 (in 1980, he represented INC(I)), Benudhara Sethy of BJD in 1990, Govind Chandra Sethi of JNP in 1977.[3]

Nimapara is part of Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Nimaparha.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nimapada
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 53-Nimapara Constituency of Odisha. Election Commission of India. 2008-09-16.
  4. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha . Election Commission of India . 2008-09-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf . 2009-03-04.