# Nowgam Village, Nandigam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/nandigam/nowgam/ Village · Nandigam, Srikakulam # Nowgam Nowgam is a village in Nandigam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 340 households**, the 9th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%. - 1,363people (2011) - 340households - 53.5%literacy - 532201PIN code ## Nowgam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nowgam is 532201.** Nowgam falls in Nandigam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532201 - Gram panchayatNowgam - Community development blockNandigam - Census village code580643 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nowgam from nearby towns? - Nandigam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)60 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Nowgam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Nowgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandigam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tekkali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tekkali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nowgam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include pots making. About 56% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nowgam Of every 100 households in Nowgam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nowgam · ■ Nandigam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **86% Use banking services ****42%** **34% Television ****42%** **34% Mobile phone ****50%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****32%** **43% Own their home ****96%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Nowgam? ■ Nowgam · ■ Nandigam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **59.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725** **974 Working population ****56.8%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (31%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (8%) · **■** Marginal 228 (29%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nandigam - Kaviti1,672 people - Devalabhadra1,516 people - Pentavooru1,457 people - Haridasupuram1,391 people - Lakkidasupuram1,310 people - Kothagraharam1,266 people - Dimilada1,244 people - Routhupuram1,243 people [All 112 villages in Nandigam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/nandigam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nowgam?532201 - How far is Nowgam from Srikakulam?60 km by road - What is the population of Nowgam?1,363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowgam in?Srikakulam district (Nandigam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nowgam?53.5% (Census 2011)