Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam
# Navagam

Navagam is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532462. The 2011 Census counted 1,002 people in 259 households, the 23rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.
- 1,002 people (2011)
- 259 households
- 57.9% literacy
- 532462 PIN code

## Navagam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Navagam is 532462. Navagam falls in Palakonda sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532462
- Gram panchayat Navagam
- Community development block Palakonda
- Census village code 580741

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Navagam from nearby towns?
- Palakonda (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 49 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town) 39 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Navagam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Navagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palakonda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palakonda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Navagam known for?

The main crops are paddy, bengal gram and green gram. About 67% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Navagam

Of every 100 households in Navagam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Navagam · ■ Palakonda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 89%
- Toilet within the home 10% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 76%
- Tap water 0% 23%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 76%
- Use banking services 9% 48%
- Television 38% 44%
- Mobile phone 31% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 46% 36%
- Own their home 91% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Navagam?

■ Navagam · ■ Palakonda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.9% 62.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1096 1023
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 966
- Working population 45.1% 47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 136 (30%) · ■ Other work 66 (15%) · ■ Marginal 230 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palakonda
- Annavaram 1,163 people
- Panukuvalasa 1,118 people
- Potli 1,095 people
- Yerakarayapuram 1,007 people
- Dolamada 940 people
- Aradala 915 people
- Attali 893 people
- Singannavalasa 876 people

All 44 villages in Palakonda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Navagam? 532462
- How far is Navagam from Srikakulam? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Navagam? 1,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Navagam in? Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Navagam? 57.9% (Census 2011)

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