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By population, Nuabalikhaman ranks #44 of 64 villages in Handapa mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nuabalikhaman is a village of 144 people in 31 households (Census 2011) in Handapa block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 44th-largest of 64 villages in Handapa block. Literacy is 42%, 25 points below the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759127, served by Kishoreganj post office; the LGD village code is 404551. The sarpanch is RASHMITA PRADHAN, and the village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 170 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Handapa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuabalikhaman · this village | 144 | 42% | — |
| Papasara · Handapa | 2,234 | 69% | — |
| Handapa · Handapa | 1,880 | 72% | — |
| Baninali · Kishorenagar | 458 | 74% | — |
| Chakundamunda · Kishorenagar | 345 | 69% | — |
| Arjunadarha · Handapa | 339 | 76% | — |
| Pratappur · Handapa | 266 | 61% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Handapa mandal
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