# Chhindnar Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/chhindnar/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Chhindnar Chhindnar is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,390 people in 317 households**, the 15th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,390people (2011) - 317households - 69.0%literacy - 494441PIN code ## Chhindnar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhindnar is 494441.** Chhindnar falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494441 - Gram panchayatChhindnar - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhindnar from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)29 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 Chhindnar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chhindnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Geedam - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Chhindnar known for? The main crops are **paddy, horse gram and maize**. Products made here include bamboo items. About 42% of the 989 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 Chhindnar Of every 100 households in Chhindnar in 2011, 17 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chhindnar · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **31% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****43%** **26% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****8%** **11% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****63%** **59% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chhindnar? ■ Chhindnar · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119** **989 Working population ****50.4%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 56.3% for women. 46% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 71 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (25%) · **■** Other work 74 (11%) · **■** Marginal 380 (54%) 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 - Chhotetumar1,535 people - Hiranar1,526 people - Jaunga1,489 people - Kaurgaon1,439 people - Faraspal Alias Bodali1,366 people - Muchnar1,301 people - Hitameta1,251 people - Ronje1,245 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhindnar?494441 - How far is Chhindnar from Dantewada?29 km by road - What is the population of Chhindnar?1,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhindnar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chhindnar?69.0% (Census 2011)