# Nandigam Village, Polaki, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Polaki, Srikakulam 

# Nandigam

Nandigam is a village in Polaki sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532429**. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 397 households**, the 14th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.

- 1,526people (2011)
- 397households
- 69.4%literacy
- 532429PIN code

## Nandigam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nandigam is 532429.** Nandigam falls in Polaki sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532429
- Gram panchayatAmpalam
- Community development blockPolaki
- Census village code581501

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nandigam from nearby towns?

- Polaki (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)29 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)29 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 Nandigam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nandigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Polaki
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Polaki
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narasannapeta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Nandigam known for?

The main crops are **cashew nut, casuarina and mango**. About 71% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Nandigam

Of every 100 households in Nandigam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nandigam · ■ Polaki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****26%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**78%

Use banking services ****45%**

**39%

Television ****38%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Nandigam?

■ Nandigam · ■ Polaki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**57.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**945

Working population ****42.5%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 135 (21%) · **■** Other work 288 (44%) · **■** Marginal 226 (35%)

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 Polaki

- Talasamudram2,007 people
- Rahimanpuram1,936 people
- Challayyavalasa1,616 people
- Gollalavalasa1,528 people
- Susaram1,523 people
- Dola1,405 people
- Kusumpolavalasa1,328 people
- Cheedivalasa1,278 people

[All 42 villages in Polaki](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/polaki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nandigam?532429
- How far is Nandigam from Srikakulam?29 km by road
- What is the population of Nandigam?1,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandigam in?Srikakulam district (Polaki sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nandigam?69.4% (Census 2011)
