Village · Nawagarh, Durg
# Amaldiha

Amaldiha is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491340. The 2011 Census counted 1,472 people in 278 households, the 33rd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 1,472 people (2011)
- 278 households
- 72.0% literacy
- 491340 PIN code

## Amaldiha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Amaldiha is 491340. Amaldiha falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491340
- Gram panchayat Amaldiha
- Community development block Nawagarh
- Census village code 441846

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

## How far is Amaldiha from nearby towns?
- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Durg (district HQ) 110 km by road
- Bhatapara (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Amaldiha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Amaldiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mora
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bhatapara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Maro
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Amaldiha known for?

The main crops are paddy, gram and tivra. About 63% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Amaldiha

Of every 100 households in Amaldiha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amaldiha · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 76%
- Toilet within the home 5% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 94%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 70% 35%
- Television 27% 22%
- Mobile phone 29% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 39%
- Own their home 97% 97%

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

## What is the population of Amaldiha?

■ Amaldiha · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1072 971
- Working population 54.6% 49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 54.9% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 428 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 173 (22%) · ■ Household industry 33 (4%) · ■ Other work 55 (7%) · ■ Marginal 114 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh
- Chicholi 1,562 people
- Amora 1,551 people
- Chakraway 1,524 people
- Andhiyarkhor 1,503 people
- Tora 1,454 people
- Bhilauni 1,452 people
- Jhulna 1,448 people
- Partappur 1,417 people

All 185 villages in Nawagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Amaldiha? 491340
- How far is Amaldiha from Durg? 110 km by road
- What is the population of Amaldiha? 1,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amaldiha in? Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Amaldiha? 72.0% (Census 2011)

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