Kandigam Population, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Kandigam is a village situated in Khalikote block of Ganjam district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 286 families residing in the village Kandigam. The total population of Kandigam is 1,237 out of which 652 are males and 585 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandigam is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandigam village is 144 which is 12% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandigam is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (897) of Kandigam village.

Population
1,237
Families
286
Literacy
76.12%
Sex Ratio
897

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandigam is 76.1%. Thus Kandigam village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.6% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 85.29% and the female literacy rate is 65.83% in Kandigam village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kandigam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kandigam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kandigam village.

Total Male Female
Children 144 74 70
Literacy 76.12% 85.29% 65.83%
Scheduled Caste 326 175 151
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 405 159 246

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kandigam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kandigam village out of total population, 526 were engaged in work activities. 18.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 81.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 526 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 95 87 8
Cultivators 22 22 0
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 64 56 8
Marginal Workers 431 248 183
Non Working 711 317 394

Nearby Villages to Kandigam,

Below are the list of villages near Kandigam village in Khalikote.

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