# Ward 8, Geedam (Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh)

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Census ward · Geedam, Chhattisgarh 

# Ward 8, Geedam

Ward 8 of Geedam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, had **306 people in 83 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the town average of 79.5%.

- 306people (2011)
- 83households
- 12 of 15by population
- 79.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Geedam?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Geedam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**908

Working population ****34.3%**

**34.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 102 (97%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Geedam average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**48%

Tap water ****55%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**49%

Use banking services ****71%**

**65%

Television ****51%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****67%**

**73%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Geedam

- Ward 5411 people
- Ward 6284 people
- Ward 7203 people
- Ward 9405 people
- Ward 10381 people
- Ward 11317 people

[Full Geedam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/geedam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Geedam?306 people in 83 households (Census 2011)