# Kanagam Village, Boriguma, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Boriguma, Koraput 

# Kanagam

Kanagam is a village in Boriguma sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764056**. The 2011 Census counted **2,117 people in 565 households**, the 9th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 2,117people (2011)
- 565households
- 45.1%literacy
- 764056PIN code

## Kanagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanagam is 764056.** Kanagam falls in Boriguma sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764056
- Gram panchayatKonagam
- Community development blockBoriguma
- Census village code428247

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

## How far is Kanagam from nearby towns?

- Boriguma (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)51 km by road
- Sunabeda (nearest town)34 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 Kanagam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Borigumma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kanagam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 53% of the 1,039 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Kanagam

Of every 100 households in Kanagam in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanagam · ■ Boriguma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****18%**

**9%

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

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****13%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanagam?

■ Kanagam · ■ Boriguma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**990

Working population ****53.2%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 33.0% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (41%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 324 (29%) · **■** Marginal 197 (17%)

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 Boriguma

- Haridaput2,570 people
- Porsola2,534 people
- Kebidi2,382 people
- Jayantigiri2,201 people
- Kasaguda2,107 people
- Dangara2,087 people
- Janniguda1,831 people
- Anchala1,782 people

[All 79 villages in Boriguma](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/boriguma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanagam?764056
- How far is Kanagam from Koraput?51 km by road
- What is the population of Kanagam?2,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanagam in?Koraput district (Boriguma sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanagam?45.1% (Census 2011)