# Gamawada Village, Dantewada – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/gamawada/ Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Gamawada Gamawada is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494551**. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 389 households**, the 13th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 1,574people (2011) - 389households - 23.5%literacy - 494551PIN code ## Gamawada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gamawada is 494551.** Gamawada falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494551 - Gram panchayatGamawada - Community development blockDantewada - Census village code450089 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gamawada from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)14 km by road - Dantewada (nearest town)14 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 Gamawada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gamawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gamawada known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 42% of the 2,139 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 Gamawada Of every 100 households in Gamawada in 2011, 13 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gamawada · ■ Dantewada rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **29% Toilet within the home ****16%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****5%** **31% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****2%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****76%** **62% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gamawada? ■ Gamawada · ■ Dantewada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****23.5%** **32.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150** **1070 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **992 Working population ****61.9%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 33.1% for men and 15.4% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 453 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (11%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 391 (40%) 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 - Teknar1,797 people - Badekameli1,741 people - Gadapal1,671 people - Molasnar1,619 people - Balpet1,568 people - Matenar1,516 people - Chandenar1,435 people - Bhansi1,365 people [All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gamawada?494551 - How far is Gamawada from Dantewada?14 km by road - What is the population of Gamawada?1,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamawada in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gamawada?23.5% (Census 2011)