# Gadapal Village, Dantewada – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Gadapal

Gadapal is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 364 households**, the 11th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%.

- 1,671people (2011)
- 364households
- 18.9%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Gadapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gadapal is 494552.** Gadapal falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatGadapal
- Community development blockDantewada
- Census village code450108

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

## How far is Gadapal from nearby towns?

- Dantewada (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)17 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)17 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 Gadapal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gadapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chitalanka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gadapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 50% of the 2,150 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gadapal

Of every 100 households in Gadapal in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadapal · ■ Dantewada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**62%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Gadapal?

■ Gadapal · ■ Dantewada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.9%**

**32.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1131**

**1070

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**992

Working population ****55.2%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.5% for men and 12.3% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 429 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 470 (51%)

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 Dantewada

- Dhurli2,068 people
- Masenar2,048 people
- Teknar1,797 people
- Badekameli1,741 people
- Molasnar1,619 people
- Gamawada1,574 people
- Balpet1,568 people
- Matenar1,516 people

[All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gadapal?494552
- How far is Gadapal from Dantewada?17 km by road
- What is the population of Gadapal?1,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadapal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadapal?18.9% (Census 2011)
