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Nuagan gram panchayat

Nuagan is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliapal block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 4,370 people in 989 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basta assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
13
Population (2011)
4,370
Literacy
82.5%
Area
6.7 km²
LGD code
116114

Villages of Nuagan

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Jamunasul2881,27576.3%22%3%
Kaumari2531,13093.3%0%0%
Kataramahal23094873.8%44%0%
Tikarapada15472085.2%0%0%
Mahisamunda6429787.4%13%0%
Bhagipentha00–––
Bindhabalikuti00–––
Chakabasugaria00–––
Khadikapada00–––
Kuladiha00–––
Sialiagotha00–––
Tentula00–––
Tiramdam00–––

Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.

People and work in Nuagan

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,370
2,213 male · 2,157 female
Households
989
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
82.5%
about the same as Baliapal block's villages (81.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
975
above Baliapal block's villages (955)
Children aged 0–6
577
13.2% of residents
Workers
1,533
35.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
737 (16.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
35 (0.8%)

What the 1,533 workers did

  • Cultivators605 (39.5%)
  • Agricultural labourers312 (20.4%)
  • Household industry11 (0.7%)
  • Other work169 (11.0%)
  • Marginal workers436 (28.4%)

Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).

Facilities in the villages of Nuagan

How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 7 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.

Education

  • Primary school5 of 5
  • Middle school3 of 5
  • Secondary school1 of 5
  • Senior secondary school0 of 5
  • Degree college0 of 5

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 5
  • Health sub-centre0 of 5
  • Anganwadi centre5 of 5

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 5
  • Hand pump5 of 5
  • Electricity for homes5 of 5

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road5 of 5
  • Public bus1 of 5
  • Mobile phone coverage5 of 5

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 5
  • Commercial bank0 of 5
  • Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
  • Weekly haat2 of 5
Primary schools
5
Middle schools
3
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.

Other gram panchayats in Baliapal block

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