Gram panchayat · Borigumma block · Koraput
Nuagam gram panchayat
Nuagam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Borigumma block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,130 people in 657 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,130
- Literacy
- 54.0%
- Area
- 10.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119754
Villages of Nuagam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuagam | 318 | 1,892 | 66.1% | 20% | 59% |
| Sanamajhiguda | 339 | 1,238 | 33.9% | 16% | 35% |
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 Nuagam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,130
- 1,446 male · 1,684 female
- Households
- 657
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.0%
- above Borigumma block's villages (45.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,165
- above Borigumma block's villages (1,033)
- Children aged 0–6
- 504
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,353
- 43.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 584 (18.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,554 (49.6%)
What the 1,353 workers did
- Cultivators233 (17.2%)
- Agricultural labourers373 (27.6%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work127 (9.4%)
- Marginal workers619 (45.8%)
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 Nuagam
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 10 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre2 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Maize (2), Sugarcane (2).
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
- Narigam
- Pondasguda
- Ranaspur
- Sanapori A
- Sargiguda
- Sasahandi
- Semlaguda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Nuagam? Share it with us.
