Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Hiranar Hiranar is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494441. The 2011 Census counted 1,526 people in 322 households, the 12th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,526 people (2011) - 322 households - 47.5% literacy - 494441 PIN code ## Hiranar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Hiranar is 494441. Hiranar falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494441 - Gram panchayat Hiranar - Community development block Geedam - Census village code 450142 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hiranar from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 18 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hiranar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Hiranar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Geedam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hiranar known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and barley. About 48% of the 1,158 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hiranar Of every 100 households in Hiranar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hiranar · ■ Gidam rural average - Electricity for lighting 52% 31% - Toilet within the home 3% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 82% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 47% 26% - Television 8% 8% - Mobile phone 10% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 49% 59% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hiranar? ■ Hiranar · ■ Gidam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.5% 46.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1568 989 - Working population 59.2% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.5% for men and 33.0% for women. 55% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 522 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 148 (16%) · ■ Marginal 197 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gidam - Haurnar 1,804 people - Badetumnar 1,795 people - Samlur 1,600 people - Chhotetumar 1,535 people - Jaunga 1,489 people - Kaurgaon 1,439 people - Chhindnar 1,390 people - Faraspal Alias Bodali 1,366 people All 67 villages in Gidam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hiranar? 494441 - How far is Hiranar from Dantewada? 18 km by road - What is the population of Hiranar? 1,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiranar in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Hiranar? 47.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/hiranar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.