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Kuvagam

Andimadam block · Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 621719 · village code 636359

Population 2011
5,807
Census of India
Population 2020
4,204
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-27.6%
-1,603 people · -3.5% a year
Households
1,241
-21.9% vs 1,588 in 2011

Census 2011

Total population
5,807
Male / female
2,873 / 2,934
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,021
Children aged 0–6
612
Literacy rate
63.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
542 / 234
Working population
2,803
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
85.2%
Households
1,588

Village facilities, 2020

This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Kuvagam panchayat's return.

Primary school
Yes
Middle school nearest 5 km away
No
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located

The village primary school

These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.

Students
120
Teachers
6
Students per teacher
20
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
Yes
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes

Farming

Farm households
502
Non-farm households
348
Share of households farming, 2020
59%
Net sown area
593 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
593 / 327 / 1
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)

Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25

XV Finance Commission grant for Kuvagam panchayat, Andimadam zila parishad. These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.

Opening balance
₹25.01 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹11.67 lakh
Received directly
Spent
₹36.45 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹22,631
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹8.40 lakh · received ₹4.67 lakh · spent ₹12.92 lakh · left ₹14,494
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹16.61 lakh · received ₹7.00 lakh · spent ₹23.53 lakh · left ₹8,137

Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied together make up the totals above.

Location

11.3339, 79.3748 — view on OpenStreetMap

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