# Bangapal Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/bangapal/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Bangapal Bangapal is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494556**. The 2011 Census counted **1,154 people in 255 households**, the 21st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,154people (2011) - 255households - 51.7%literacy - 494556PIN code ## Bangapal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bangapal is 494556.** Bangapal falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494556 - Gram panchayatBangapal - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450155 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bangapal from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)34 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)22 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 Bangapal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bangapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhotetumnar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Bangapal known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and kosra**. About 54% of the 758 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 Bangapal Of every 100 households in Bangapal in 2011, 36 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bangapal · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **31% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****71%** **26% Television ****1%** **8% Mobile phone ****17%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****68%** **59% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Bangapal? ■ Bangapal · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158** **989 Working population ****61.7%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 29.7% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (26%) · **■** Marginal 512 (72%) 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 Gidam - Muchnar1,301 people - Hitameta1,251 people - Ronje1,245 people - Binjam1,164 people - Tumirgunda1,121 people - Madase1,098 people - Katulnar1,081 people - Nagul957 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bangapal?494556 - How far is Bangapal from Dantewada?34 km by road - What is the population of Bangapal?1,154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bangapal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bangapal?51.7% (Census 2011)