Gram panchayat · Dasamantapur block · Koraput
Nandigam gram panchayat
Nandigam is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasamantapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,210 people in 833 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lakshmipur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,210
- Literacy
- 31.4%
- Area
- 41.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119772
Villages of Nandigam
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sujuli | 304 | 1,128 | 33.5% | 33% | 32% |
| Bisali | 149 | 595 | 19.9% | 0% | 7% |
| Nandigan | 92 | 379 | 51.9% | 1% | 30% |
| Banuaguda | 92 | 358 | 28.8% | 26% | 31% |
| Bagiribeda | 77 | 257 | 49.6% | 0% | 88% |
| Patipar | 42 | 181 | 30.4% | 0% | 24% |
| Kharaguda | 47 | 180 | 9.7% | 19% | 0% |
| Simajamu(Sunajam) | 30 | 132 | 2.0% | 0% | 98% |
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 Nandigam
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,210
- 1,577 male · 1,633 female
- Households
- 833
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 31.4%
- below Dasamantapur block's villages (42.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,036
- below Dasamantapur block's villages (1,063)
- Children aged 0–6
- 591
- 18.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,648
- 51.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 506 (15.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,027 (32.0%)
What the 1,648 workers did
- Cultivators469 (28.5%)
- Agricultural labourers105 (6.4%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work13 (0.8%)
- Marginal workers1,059 (64.3%)
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 Nandigam
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 41 km², 43% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Oil Seeds (8), Maize (8), Ragi (8).
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 Dasamantapur block
- A.malkangiri
- Chanabada
- Chikamba
- Dasmanthpur
- Duarsuni
- Dumbaguda
- Girligumma
- Godiaguda
- Lulla
- Mujanga
- Murkar
- Paikphulbeda
- Parajabedapadar
- Pindapadar
- Podagada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Nandigam? Share it with us.