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

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Muhander

Muhander is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 149 households**, the 39th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 8.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 635people (2011)
- 149households
- 8.2%literacy
- 494449PIN code

## Muhander PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494449
- Gram panchayatBangapal
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450160

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

## How far is Muhander from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)49 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)37 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 Muhander?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Muhander; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ 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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Muhander known for?

The main crops are **paddy and kodo**. About 24% of the 1,235 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 Muhander

Of every 100 households in Muhander in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muhander · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****3%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****88%**

**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 Muhander?

■ Muhander · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****8.2%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1205**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**989

Working population ****60.9%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.1% for men and 4.3% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 379 (98%)

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

- Mustalnar737 people
- Badesurokhi689 people
- Jhodiyawadam686 people
- Badekarka669 people
- Nagphani629 people
- Purantarai609 people
- Gutoli608 people
- Tarlapal549 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muhander?494449
- How far is Muhander from Dantewada?49 km by road
- What is the population of Muhander?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muhander in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Muhander?8.2% (Census 2011)