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

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Masodi

Masodi is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 79 households**, the 55th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 345people (2011)
- 79households
- 34.8%literacy
- 494449PIN code

## Masodi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Masodi is 494449.** Masodi falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494449
- Gram panchayatAlnar
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450159

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

## How far is Masodi from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)17 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)17 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 Masodi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Masodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Masodi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 26% of the 753 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 Masodi

Of every 100 households in Masodi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masodi · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****9%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**59%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Masodi?

■ Masodi · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1347**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1391**

**989

Working population ****67.5%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 18.7% for women. 65% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (36%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 136 (58%)

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

- Cherpal381 people
- Chhote Karka349 people
- Neurnar347 people
- Harla346 people
- Balegapal333 people
- Salnar330 people
- Padmeta321 people
- Kutulnar311 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masodi?494449
- How far is Masodi from Dantewada?17 km by road
- What is the population of Masodi?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masodi in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Masodi?34.8% (Census 2011)