Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Nuagaon gram panchayat
Nuagaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,495 people in 602 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,495
- Literacy
- 29.6%
- Area
- 18.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119905
Villages of Nuagaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuagam | 410 | 1,699 | 35.0% | 5% | 92% |
| Galigapadar(Galigabadar) | 144 | 568 | 23.0% | 1% | 96% |
| Digugabadar | 48 | 228 | 4.0% | 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 Nuagaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,495
- 1,174 male · 1,321 female
- Households
- 602
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 29.6%
- below Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,125
- above Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 504
- 20.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,371
- 54.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 96 (3.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,343 (93.9%)
What the 1,371 workers did
- Cultivators615 (44.9%)
- Agricultural labourers39 (2.8%)
- Household industry4 (0.3%)
- Other work13 (0.9%)
- Marginal workers700 (51.1%)
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 Nuagaon
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 19 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes1 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (3), Paddy (3), Zinger (3).
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 Pottangi block
- Ampavalli
- Chandaka
- Deopattangi
- Gangarajpur
- Kotiya
- Maliput
- Petteru
- Pottangi
- Pukali
- Ralegada
- Sambai
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Nuagaon? Share it with us.