Gram panchayat · Bandhugaon block · Koraput
Kanagam gram panchayat
Kanagam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bandhugaon block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,500 people in 709 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,500
- Literacy
- 38.6%
- Area
- 9.6 km²
- LGD code
- 119708
Villages of Kanagam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramjiput | 221 | 1,071 | 42.6% | 2% | 90% |
| Kanagan | 185 | 955 | 44.9% | 4% | 89% |
| Sanmathur | 123 | 605 | 35.6% | 16% | 78% |
| Gandipadu | 69 | 336 | 34.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Chintaguda | 52 | 251 | 27.7% | 0% | 99% |
| Dakamara(Pedakamara) | 32 | 161 | 3.0% | 2% | 98% |
| Sabdam | 27 | 121 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
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 Kanagam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,500
- 1,688 male · 1,812 female
- Households
- 709
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 38.6%
- above Bandhugaon block's villages (32.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,073
- about the same as Bandhugaon block's villages (1,071)
- Children aged 0–6
- 583
- 16.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,732
- 49.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 154 (4.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,150 (90.0%)
What the 1,732 workers did
- Cultivators502 (29.0%)
- Agricultural labourers406 (23.4%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work200 (11.5%)
- Marginal workers622 (35.9%)
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 Kanagam
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 10 km², 30% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes3 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Ragi (6), Maize (3), Arhar (1), Jower (1), Jowar (1), Tobacco (1), Cotton (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 Bandhugaon block
- Almonda
- Badasorpolli
- Bandhugaon
- Garidi
- Jaguguda
- Kaberibadi
- Kapalada
- Kumbhaganda
- Kumbhariput
- Kutrabeda
- Neelabadi
- Pedavalda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Kanagam? Share it with us.