Nandigama, Guntur district

Geography

Nandigama is located at coordinates:16°24'45.0"N   80°11'24.6"E geographically.

Demography

Telugu is the Local Language here. Total population(2011) of Nandigama is 6624 .Males are 2932 and Females are 3692 living in 1615 Houses. Total area of Nandigama is 1562 hectares. Nandigama village has lower literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Nandigama village was 63.19% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. In Nandigama Male literacy stands at 67.02% while female literacy rate was 60.24%.

Transport

Nandigama is connected by road from Sattenapalli - Amaravathi road and connected by train from Guntur - Secunderabad line via Nadikudi junction.Sattenapalli Rail Way Station, Gudipudi Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Nandigama.

Agriculture

Most of the people in the village are depends on Agriculture for their livelihood. Paddy, Cotton, Chilis are the main crops in the village. The primary source of irrigation is Nagarjuna sagar right bank canal water.

Gram Panchayath

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Nandigama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. As nandigama Gram Panchayath comes under rural body, elections are held by both direct and indirect elections.

Direct elections

Elections to the following posts are held by this Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission by Direct election.

1. Members of the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC)
2. Members of the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC)
3. Gram Panchayat Sarpanch
4. Gram Panchayat Ward Member

Indirect elections

Indirect elections are held for the following positions: After the assumption of charge by the elected candidates, Indirect elections are held in the allocated time by the local bodies.

1. Upa-sarpanch of Gram Panchayat.