# Ghotpal Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/ghotpal/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Ghotpal Ghotpal is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **2,617 people in 569 households**, the 4th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 2,617people (2011) - 569households - 36.0%literacy - 494441PIN code ## Ghotpal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghotpal is 494441.** Ghotpal falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494441 - Gram panchayatGhotpal - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450137 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghotpal from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)27 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)15 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 Ghotpal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ghotpal; 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Geedam - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Ghotpal known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 56% of the 2,198 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 Ghotpal Of every 100 households in Ghotpal in 2011, 10 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghotpal · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **31% Toilet within the home ****15%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **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 ****28%** **26% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****8%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****62%** **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 Ghotpal? ■ Ghotpal · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **989 Working population ****49.6%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.6% for men and 23.9% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 574 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 553 (43%) 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 - Karli6,892 people - Kasoli3,018 people - Haram2,992 people - Gumda2,163 people - Faraspal1,838 people - Badepaneda1,836 people - Haurnar1,804 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghotpal?494441 - How far is Ghotpal from Dantewada?27 km by road - What is the population of Ghotpal?2,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghotpal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghotpal?36.0% (Census 2011)