# Faraspal Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/faraspal/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Faraspal Faraspal is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **1,838 people in 384 households**, the 6th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,838people (2011) - 384households - 52.8%literacy - 494449PIN code ## Faraspal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Faraspal is 494449.** Faraspal falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494449 - Gram panchayatFaraspal - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450161 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Faraspal from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)12 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)12 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 Faraspal? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Faraspal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Faraspal known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 42% of the 1,638 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 Faraspal Of every 100 households in Faraspal in 2011, 65 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Faraspal · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **31% Toilet within the home ****33%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****44%** **26% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****11%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****64%** **59% Own their home ****96%** **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 Faraspal? ■ Faraspal · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **989 Working population ****52.6%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 35.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (12%) · **■** Marginal 834 (86%) 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 - Kasoli3,018 people - Haram2,992 people - Ghotpal2,617 people - Gumda2,163 people - Badepaneda1,836 people - Haurnar1,804 people - Badetumnar1,795 people - Samlur1,600 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Faraspal?494449 - How far is Faraspal from Dantewada?12 km by road - What is the population of Faraspal?1,838 (Census 2011) - Which district is Faraspal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Faraspal?52.8% (Census 2011)