Nilagiri
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Nilagiri
Orissa • India |
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| District(s) | Baleshwar |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population | 14,745 (2001) |
Nilagiri is a town and a notified area committee in Baleshwar district in the Indian state of Orissa. Orissa Freedom Fighters like Banamali Das, Baishnab Patnaik and Nanda Kishore Patnaik violently fought against the local prince and forced him to surrender to newly formed Indian National Government. This was the beginning of the process of 576 princely states joining Republic of India and thus the making of modern political India. In Orissa, people of Nilagiri celebrate this as The Victorious Uprising of Nilagiri
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Nilagiri had a population of 14,745. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nilagiri has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 54%. In Nilagiri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
