Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Kasoli Kasoli is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494441. The 2011 Census counted 3,018 people in 666 households, the 2nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 3,018 people (2011) - 666 households - 55.5% literacy - 494441 PIN code ## Kasoli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kasoli is 494441. Kasoli falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494441 - Gram panchayat Kasoli - Community development block Geedam - Census village code 450141 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kasoli from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 24 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kasoli? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kasoli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kasoli known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and khutki. Products made here include bamboo craft. About 54% of the 1,884 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kasoli Of every 100 households in Kasoli in 2011, 56 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kasoli · ■ Gidam rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 31% - Toilet within the home 25% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 82% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 24% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 18% 26% - Television 4% 8% - Mobile phone 6% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 62% 59% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kasoli? ■ Kasoli · ■ Gidam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.5% 46.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 982 989 - Working population 51.8% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 41.5% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 609 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 162 (10%) · ■ Household industry 39 (2%) · ■ Other work 298 (19%) · ■ Marginal 456 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gidam - Karli 6,892 people - Haram 2,992 people - Ghotpal 2,617 people - Gumda 2,163 people - Faraspal 1,838 people All 67 villages in Gidam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kasoli? 494441 - How far is Kasoli from Dantewada? 24 km by road - What is the population of Kasoli? 3,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasoli in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kasoli? 55.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/kasoli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.