Gram panchayat · Chikiti block · Ganjam

K.nuagam gram panchayat

K.nuagam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chikiti block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 23 villages, home to 7,101 people in 1,625 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chikiti assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 23
Population (2011): 7,101
Literacy: 62.2%
Area: 16 km²
LGD code: 117695

Villages of K.nuagam

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Kampanuagam	263	1,177	55.7%	30%	0%
Kolathia	251	1,132	57.5%	25%	0%
Liyakhoyi	248	1,044	73.1%	8%	0%
Krushnapur- I	210	965	67.1%	19%	2%
Badagam	217	928	58.0%	82%	0%
Maundapur	89	415	78.2%	21%	0%
Jadupur	88	385	69.7%	17%	43%
Khududi	75	336	56.7%	5%	0%
Dhepagan	30	130	64.5%	15%	0%
Karakhali	32	128	35.3%	0%	100%
Kandhakhududi	35	125	49.6%	0%	100%
Malakuta	25	114	49.5%	0%	100%
Batapali	26	92	60.5%	0%	100%
Balipadara	21	71	45.3%	0%	100%
Nuabandha	13	51	75.0%	0%	100%
Sinkulibali	2	8	14.3%	0%	100%
Birarajapur	0	0	–	–	–
Chikitibit-2	0	0	–	–	–
Haridabadi	0	0	–	–	–
Haridapadar	0	0	–	–	–
Kandhatinigharia	0	0	–	–	–
Krushnapur- II	0	0	–	–	–
Sindurapur	0	0	–	–	–

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 K.nuagam

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 7,101; 3,581 male · 3,520 female
Households: 1,625; about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 62.2%; about the same as Chikiti block's villages (63.2%)
Females per 1,000 males: 983; below Chikiti block's villages (1,022)
Children aged 0–6: 884; 12.4% of residents
Workers: 3,270; 46.0% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 1,855 (26.1%)
Scheduled Tribes: 771 (10.9%)

What the 3,270 workers did

Cultivators728 (22.3%)
Agricultural labourers702 (21.5%)
Household industry32 (1.0%)
Other work475 (14.5%)
Marginal workers1,333 (40.8%)

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 K.nuagam

How many of the 16 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 23 villages cover 16 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.

Education

Primary school15 of 16
Middle school10 of 16
Secondary school6 of 16
Senior secondary school0 of 16
Degree college1 of 16

Health

Primary health centre0 of 16
Health sub-centre1 of 16
Anganwadi centre12 of 16

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 16
Hand pump15 of 16
Electricity for homes15 of 16

Roads & transport

All-weather road10 of 16
Public bus0 of 16
Mobile phone coverage11 of 16

Services

Post office or sub post office3 of 16
Commercial bank0 of 16
Ration (PDS) shop2 of 16
Weekly haat2 of 16

Primary schools: 15
Middle schools: 10
Secondary schools: 6
Degree colleges: 1
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (16), Ragi (8), Til (7), Corn (2), Spices (1), Ground Nuts (1), Chilly (1).

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 Chikiti block

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