# Hidpal Village, Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Hidpal

Hidpal is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 101 households**, the 49th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 428people (2011)
- 101households
- 13.1%literacy
- 494441PIN code

## Hidpal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hidpal is 494441.** Hidpal falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494441
- Gram panchayatHidpal
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450134

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hidpal from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)32 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 Hidpal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Hidpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barsur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Hidpal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 30% of the 915 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 Hidpal

Of every 100 households in Hidpal in 2011, 10 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hidpal · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****77%**

**59%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hidpal?

■ Hidpal · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****13.1%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**989

Working population ****62.4%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.3% for men and 6.8% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 161 (60%)

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

- Fundari512 people
- Budhpadar468 people
- Kundenar445 people
- Madhpal434 people
- Udenar418 people
- Cherpal381 people
- Chhote Karka349 people
- Neurnar347 people

[All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hidpal?494441
- How far is Hidpal from Dantewada?32 km by road
- What is the population of Hidpal?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hidpal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Hidpal?13.1% (Census 2011)