Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
# Gadiras

Gadiras is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494111. The 2011 Census counted 4,103 people in 861 households, the 1st largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.
- 4,103 people (2011)
- 861 households
- 54.1% literacy
- 494111 PIN code

## Gadiras PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gadiras is 494111. Gadiras falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494111
- Gram panchayat Gadiras
- Community development block Sukma
- Census village code 450640

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

## How far is Gadiras from nearby towns?
- Sukma (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gadiras?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Gadiras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 14 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gadiras known for?

About 67% of the 3,972 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gadiras

Of every 100 households in Gadiras in 2011, 52 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gadiras · ■ Sukma rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 35%
- Toilet within the home 7% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 96%
- Tap water 5% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 99%
- Use banking services 36% 30%
- Television 13% 3%
- Mobile phone 22% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 0%
- None of these assets 43% 66%
- Own their home 88% 97%

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

## What is the population of Gadiras?

■ Gadiras · ■ Sukma rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 33.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 1060
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 987
- Working population 47.1% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 44.0% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 789 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (2%) · ■ Household industry 25 (1%) · ■ Other work 343 (18%) · ■ Marginal 730 (38%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sukma
- Kora 3,409 people
- Buddi 2,772 people
- Jeerampal 2,660 people
- Kerlapal 2,266 people

All 52 villages in Sukma

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gadiras? 494111
- How far is Gadiras from Dantewada? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Gadiras? 4,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadiras in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadiras? 54.1% (Census 2011)

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