Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Reka Reka is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494441. The 2011 Census counted 277 people in 61 households, the 61st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 277 people (2011) - 61 households - 28.6% literacy - 494441 PIN code ## Reka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Reka is 494441. Reka falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494441 - Gram panchayat Hitameta - Community development block Geedam - Census village code 450131 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Reka from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 47 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Reka? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Reka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Barsur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Reka known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and kosra. About 11% of the 943 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Reka Of every 100 households in Reka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Reka · ■ 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 5% 26% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 0% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 46% 59% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Reka? ■ Reka · ■ Gidam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 28.6% 46.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1164 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1577 989 - Working population 57.8% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 40.2% for men and 17.6% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 115 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (21%) · ■ Household industry 6 (4%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gidam - Salnar 330 people - Padmeta 321 people - Kutulnar 311 people - Bhalunala 280 people - Nelgoda 244 people - Farasmadur 243 people - Hiroli 115 people - Japodi 85 people All 67 villages in Gidam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Reka? 494441 - How far is Reka from Dantewada? 47 km by road - What is the population of Reka? 277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Reka in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Reka? 28.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/reka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.