Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
# Gumiyapal

Gumiyapal is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494552. The 2011 Census counted 1,134 people in 244 households, the 12th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.
- 1,134 people (2011)
- 244 households
- 39.2% literacy
- 494552 PIN code

## Gumiyapal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gumiyapal is 494552. Gumiyapal falls in Kuakonda sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494552
- Gram panchayat Gumiyapal
- Community development block Kuwakonda
- Census village code 450261

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gumiyapal from nearby towns?
- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gumiyapal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gumiyapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Firandul
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kirandul
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhansi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gumiyapal known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and kodo. About 18% of the 1,941 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gumiyapal

Of every 100 households in Gumiyapal in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gumiyapal · ■ Kuakonda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 27%
- Toilet within the home 1% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 88%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 4% 40%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 3% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 89% 72%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gumiyapal?

■ Gumiyapal · ■ Kuakonda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 39.2% 47.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1104 1072
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1116 1018
- Working population 37.6% 56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.4% for men and 32.6% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 223 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 192 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kuakonda
- Kodenar 1,843 people
- Sameli 1,768 people
- Potali 1,733 people
- Hitawar 1,253 people
- Jabeli 1,084 people
- Gongpal 1,076 people
- Madadi 1,034 people
- Samalwar 1,024 people

All 54 villages in Kuakonda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gumiyapal? 494552
- How far is Gumiyapal from Dantewada? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Gumiyapal? 1,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumiyapal in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gumiyapal? 39.2% (Census 2011)

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