Karagam, Umerkote
Karagam is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Dabugan Tehsil in Nabarangpur district of Odisha, which falls under Umerkote block. It belongs to Nabarangpur parliament constituency and Jharigam assembly constituency. Jamir Majhi is the President of Karagam Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address jamirmajhi@gmail.com and mobile number 63713xxx27. The Secretary is Hanu Nayak, who can be reached at email address nayakhanu75@gmail.com and mobile number 91786xxx84. The Panchayat address is Karagam GP, Peo, Umerkote, Nabarangapur, Pincode - 764073. You can reach there by taking a bus till Umerkote bus stop which is around 8 km away.
As on December 2024, the current population of Karagam is 4.3 thousands out of which 2.2 thousands are males and rest 2.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 955 females per 1000 males. There are around 720 teenagers in Karagam. It has literacy rate of 33% which means around 1.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 2.4 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 882 households in Karagam, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 2.3 thousands. The pincode of Karagam is 764072 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Dabugam Sub Post office
- Banuaguda Branch Post office
- Bokadabeda Branch Post office
- Medana Branch Post office
- Jabaguda Branch Post office
Schools
Karagam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Karagam Upper Primary School
- Baba Purna Chandra High School, Karagam
- Karagam Uv-18 Pre Upper Primary School
- Loharaguda National Public School
Hospitals
Karagam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Center Halidhi
- Borigaam Primary Health Center
- Sub-Center Dabugam
- Sub-Center Chikalpadar
- Sub-Center Purla
Covered villages
Karagam Gram Panchayat manages total 4 villages.