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By population, Nilok ranks #22 of 142 villages in Bant mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nilok ਉੜੀਸਾ ਦੇ ਜਿਲ਼੍ਹਾ ਭਦਰਕ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Bant ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 1,119 ਲੋਕਾਂ 256 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Bant ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 142 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 22ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 75% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 75% ਦੇ ਲਗਭਗ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 1,035 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ ਜਿਲ਼੍ਹਾ ਭਦਰਕ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 137 ਕਿਮੀ, Kenduapada ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 8 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 756114 ਹੈ, Bant ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 394407 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Sai Hospital, 5 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ RAJANI SETHY ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Hindol ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Simarani Nayak। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,319, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilok · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 1,119 | 75% | — |
| Nilok · Likabali Sdo | 86 | 50% | 0 ਕਿਮੀ N |
| Bant · Bant | 1,973 | 77% | 4 ਕਿਮੀ NW |
| Nandipada · Nandipada | 1,184 | 73% | 10.5 ਕਿਮੀ NW |
| Bahadalpur · Bhadrak Rural | 598 | 73% | 13.3 ਕਿਮੀ SE |
| Bahadalpur · Basta | 134 | 68% | 13.3 ਕਿਮੀ SE |
| Bahadalpur · Bhandari Pokhari | 682 | 87% | 13.3 ਕਿਮੀ SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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.
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