# Hitameta Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/hitameta/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Hitameta Hitameta is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 235 households**, the 18th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,251people (2011) - 235households - 56.2%literacy - 494441PIN code ## Hitameta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hitameta is 494441.** Hitameta falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494441 - Gram panchayatHitameta - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450127 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hitameta from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)37 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)5 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 Hitameta? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Hitameta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 office5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Hitameta known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 27% of the 1,377 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Hitameta Of every 100 households in Hitameta in 2011, 19 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hitameta · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **31% Toilet within the home ****25%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **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 ****11%** **26% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****1%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****81%** **59% Own their home ****99%** **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 Hitameta? ■ Hitameta · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****644** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174** **989 Working population ****64.7%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 26.0% for women. 75% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 410 (51%) · **■** Marginal 66 (8%) 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 - Kaurgaon1,439 people - Chhindnar1,390 people - Faraspal Alias Bodali1,366 people - Muchnar1,301 people - Ronje1,245 people - Binjam1,164 people - Bangapal1,154 people - Tumirgunda1,121 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hitameta?494441 - How far is Hitameta from Dantewada?37 km by road - What is the population of Hitameta?1,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hitameta in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Hitameta?56.2% (Census 2011)