Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Narigam gram panchayat
Narigam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,426 people in 867 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,426
- Literacy
- 52.3%
- Area
- 12.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119753
Villages of Narigam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narigam | 304 | 1,199 | 71.3% | 4% | 31% |
| Ramapatraput | 249 | 1,013 | 47.2% | 11% | 70% |
| Charamula | 257 | 1,010 | 40.4% | 20% | 16% |
| Kiramguda | 57 | 204 | 21.6% | 18% | 74% |
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 Narigam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,426
- 1,698 male · 1,728 female
- Households
- 867
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 52.3%
- above Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,018
- below Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 505
- 14.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,514
- 44.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 396 (11.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,386 (40.5%)
What the 1,514 workers did
- Cultivators291 (19.2%)
- Agricultural labourers562 (37.1%)
- Household industry28 (1.8%)
- Other work184 (12.2%)
- Marginal workers449 (29.7%)
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 Narigam
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 12 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 11% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 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 bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Sugarcane (4), Raggi (1), Ragi (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
- Benagam
- Benasur
- Bijapur
- Bodigam
- Borigumma
- Champapadar
- Dengapadar
- Gujuniguda
- Gumuda
- Haridaguda
- Hordoli
- Jujhari
- Kamara
- Kamta
- Kanagam
- Kathargada
- Kumuli
- Malda
- Munja
- Nuagam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Sasahandi
- Semlaguda
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