Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Benagam gram panchayat
Benagam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,234 people in 827 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,234
- Literacy
- 48.3%
- Area
- 9 km²
- LGD code
- 119734
Villages of Benagam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benagam | 324 | 1,419 | 44.6% | 23% | 65% |
| Santospur | 292 | 1,033 | 69.4% | 0% | 21% |
| Lathiguda | 114 | 413 | 26.5% | 5% | 93% |
| Piteiguda | 97 | 369 | 24.3% | 0% | 99% |
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 Benagam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,234
- 1,561 male · 1,673 female
- Households
- 827
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 48.3%
- above Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,072
- above Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 522
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,339
- 41.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 352 (10.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,887 (58.3%)
What the 1,339 workers did
- Cultivators248 (18.5%)
- Agricultural labourers85 (6.3%)
- Household industry22 (1.6%)
- Other work311 (23.2%)
- Marginal workers673 (50.3%)
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 Benagam
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 9 km², 54% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus4 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Sugarcane (1), Ragi (1), Macca (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 Borigumma block
- Anchala
- Aunli
- B Andiguda
- B.singpur
- Benasur
- Bijapur
- Bodigam
- Borigumma
- Champapadar
- Dengapadar
- Gujuniguda
- Gumuda
- Haridaguda
- Hordoli
- Jujhari
- Kamara
- Kamta
- Kanagam
- Kathargada
- Kumuli
- Malda
- Munja
- Narigam
- Nuagam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Sasahandi
- Semlaguda
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