# Nandigam Village, Therlam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Therlam, Vizianagaram 

# Nandigam

Nandigam is a village in Therlam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535568**. The 2011 Census counted **2,330 people in 612 households**, the 6th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%.

- 2,330people (2011)
- 612households
- 46.6%literacy
- 535568PIN code

## Nandigam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nandigam is 535568.** Nandigam falls in Therlam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535568
- Gram panchayatNandigam
- Community development blockTherlam
- Census village code582558

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?

- Therlam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)78 km by road
- Bobbili (nearest town)17 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?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nandigam; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Therlam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Therlam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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)12 h summer · 15 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 **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 73% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nandigam · ■ Therlam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****76%**

**64%

Television ****41%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Therlam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**51.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**900

Working population ****56.9%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 36.3% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 452 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 562 (42%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 100 (8%) · **■** Marginal 169 (13%)

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 Therlam

- Nandabalaga3,756 people
- Locherla3,368 people
- Uddavolu3,149 people
- Nemalam2,334 people
- Kunayavalasa2,288 people
- Amity2,285 people
- Perumali2,199 people
- Kusumuru2,068 people

[All 50 villages in Therlam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/therlam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nandigam?535568
- How far is Nandigam from Vizianagaram?78 km by road
- What is the population of Nandigam?2,330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandigam in?Vizianagaram district (Therlam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nandigam?46.6% (Census 2011)
