# Upet Village, Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Upet

Upet is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494441**. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 117 households**, the 44th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 513people (2011)
- 117households
- 47.0%literacy
- 494441PIN code

## Upet PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494441
- Gram panchayatUpet
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450133

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

## How far is Upet from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)27 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)8 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 Upet?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Upet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barsur
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Upet known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 38% of the 555 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 Upet

Of every 100 households in Upet in 2011, 11 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upet · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**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 ****80%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****81%**

**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 Upet?

■ Upet · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**989

Working population ****52.6%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 19.6% for women. 49% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (19%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 214 (79%)

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

- Nagphani629 people
- Purantarai609 people
- Gutoli608 people
- Tarlapal549 people
- Fundari512 people
- Budhpadar468 people
- Kundenar445 people
- Madhpal434 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upet?494441
- How far is Upet from Dantewada?27 km by road
- What is the population of Upet?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upet in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Upet?47.0% (Census 2011)