Nimapada

Nimapada Nimapara
Town
Nickname(s): Npr
Nimapada Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°04′N 86°01′E / 20.07°N 86.02°ECoordinates: 20°04′N 86°01′E / 20.07°N 86.02°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Puri
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	19,289
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	752106
Telephone code	+916758
Vehicle registration	OR-13

Nimapada (also spelt as Nimapara or Nimaparha) is a town and a notified area committee 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 20°04′N 86°01′E / 20.07°N 86.02°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 8 m (26 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 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 Mr. Sameer Ranjan Dash BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2009. Previous MLAs from this seat were Baidhar Mullick 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 JD in 1990, Govind Chandra Sethi of JNP in 1977.^[3]

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

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nimapada
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 53-Nimapara Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
4. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-16.