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

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Nelgoda

Nelgoda is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 76 households**, the 62nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 244people (2011)
- 76households
- 39.6%literacy
- 494441PIN code

## Nelgoda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nelgoda is 494441.** Nelgoda falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494441
- Gram panchayatGumalnar
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450147

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

## How far is Nelgoda from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)24 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 Nelgoda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nelgoda; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 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) shopunder 5 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 Nelgoda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 40% of the 282 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 Nelgoda

Of every 100 households in Nelgoda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nelgoda · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**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 ****3%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****83%**

**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 Nelgoda?

■ Nelgoda · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**989

Working population ****60.7%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 29.4% for women. 57% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 147 (99%)

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

- Padmeta321 people
- Kutulnar311 people
- Bhalunala280 people
- Reka277 people
- Farasmadur243 people
- Hiroli115 people
- Japodi85 people
- Kandakarka60 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nelgoda?494441
- How far is Nelgoda from Dantewada?36 km by road
- What is the population of Nelgoda?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nelgoda in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nelgoda?39.6% (Census 2011)