# Kandakarka Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Kandakarka

Kandakarka is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **60 people in 18 households**, the 66th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 60people (2011)
- 18households
- 27.7%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Kandakarka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandakarka is 494552.** Kandakarka falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatChhotetumar
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450148

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

## How far is Kandakarka from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)20 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 Kandakarka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kandakarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhotetumnar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Kandakarka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 22% of the 113 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 Kandakarka

Of every 100 households in Kandakarka in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandakarka · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****78%**

**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 Kandakarka?

■ Kandakarka · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.7%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1308**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**989

Working population ****61.7%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.1% for men and 32.1% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 37 (100%)

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

- Nelgoda244 people
- Farasmadur243 people
- Hiroli115 people
- Japodi85 people
- Norli60 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandakarka?494552
- How far is Kandakarka from Dantewada?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kandakarka?60 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandakarka in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandakarka?27.7% (Census 2011)