# Muchnar Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/muchnar/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Muchnar Muchnar is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 335 households**, the 17th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,301people (2011) - 335households - 44.9%literacy - 494441PIN code ## Muchnar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muchnar is 494441.** Muchnar falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494441 - Gram panchayatMuchnar - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muchnar from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)27 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)25 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 Muchnar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Muchnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn 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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Muchnar known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 32% of the 1,146 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Muchnar Of every 100 households in Muchnar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Muchnar · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **31% Toilet within the home ****1%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **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 ****16%** **26% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****5%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****80%** **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 Muchnar? ■ Muchnar · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **989 Working population ****56.9%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.8% for men and 32.1% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 343 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 323 (44%) 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 - Jaunga1,489 people - Kaurgaon1,439 people - Chhindnar1,390 people - Faraspal Alias Bodali1,366 people - Hitameta1,251 people - Ronje1,245 people - Binjam1,164 people - Bangapal1,154 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muchnar?494441 - How far is Muchnar from Dantewada?27 km by road - What is the population of Muchnar?1,301 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muchnar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Muchnar?44.9% (Census 2011)