# Samlur Village, Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/samlur/ Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Samlur Samlur is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,600 people in 328 households**, the 10th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%. - 1,600people (2011) - 328households - 52.9%literacy - 494441PIN code ## Samlur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samlur is 494441.** Samlur falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494441 - Gram panchayatSamlur - Community development blockGeedam - Census village code450163 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samlur from nearby towns? - Geedam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)22 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)10 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 Samlur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Samlur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Geedam - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Geedam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Samlur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 70% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Samlur Of every 100 households in Samlur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Samlur · ■ Gidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **31% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****12%** **26% Television ****13%** **8% Mobile phone ****16%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****44%** **59% Own their home ****96%** **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 Samlur? ■ Samlur · ■ Gidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%** **46.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **989 Working population ****52.6%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 38.8% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 166 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (12%) · **■** Marginal 560 (67%) 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 - Faraspal1,838 people - Badepaneda1,836 people - Haurnar1,804 people - Badetumnar1,795 people - Chhotetumar1,535 people - Hiranar1,526 people - Jaunga1,489 people - Kaurgaon1,439 people [All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samlur?494441 - How far is Samlur from Dantewada?22 km by road - What is the population of Samlur?1,600 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samlur in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Samlur?52.9% (Census 2011)