# Binjam Village, Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/binjam/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Binjam Binjam is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 267 households**, the 20th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,164people (2011) - 267households - 46.7%literacy - 494441PIN code ## Binjam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Binjam is 494441.** Binjam falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494441 - Gram panchayatBinjam - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450166 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Binjam from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)8 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)8 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 Binjam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Binjam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dantewada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Binjam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 64% of the 977 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Binjam Of every 100 households in Binjam in 2011, 36 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Binjam · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **31% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **26% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****24%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **59% Own their home ****100%** **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 Binjam? ■ Binjam · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **989 Working population ****62.7%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.3% for men and 32.2% for women. 59% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 365 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (25%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 162 (22%) 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 - Faraspal Alias Bodali1,366 people - Muchnar1,301 people - Hitameta1,251 people - Ronje1,245 people - Bangapal1,154 people - Tumirgunda1,121 people - Madase1,098 people - Katulnar1,081 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Binjam?494441 - How far is Binjam from Dantewada?8 km by road - What is the population of Binjam?1,164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Binjam in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Binjam?46.7% (Census 2011)