Village · Thanakhamria, Durg # Gidhwa Gidhwa is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491335. The 2011 Census counted 309 people in 46 households, the 73rd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 309 people (2011) - 46 households - 71.2% literacy - 491335 PIN code ## Gidhwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gidhwa is 491335. Gidhwa falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491335 - Gram panchayat Hathmudi - Community development block Saja - Census village code 442225 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gidhwa from nearby towns? - Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 100 km by road - Thanakhamria (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gidhwa? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Gidhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kharjhitikala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Durg - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Durg - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gidhwa known for? The main crops are paddy, gram and soyabean. About 87% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gidhwa Of every 100 households in Gidhwa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gidhwa · ■ Thanakhamria rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 79% - Toilet within the home 9% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 91% - Tap water 0% 15% - Drinking water within premises 13% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 41% 44% - Television 37% 32% - Mobile phone 44% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 28% - Own their home 83% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gidhwa? ■ Gidhwa · ■ Thanakhamria rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 68.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1102 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1143 988 - Working population 56.3% 51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 63.8% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (60%) · ■ Farm labourers 55 (32%) · ■ Other work 13 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thanakhamria - Sajan 380 people - Bharampuri 359 people - Kurra 336 people - Boriya 312 people - Boriya 304 people - Botka 273 people - Singhanpuri 260 people - Uslapur 200 people All 77 villages in Thanakhamria ## Other places named Gidhwa - Gidhwa · Village, Nawagarh, Durg · 1,271 people - Gidhwa · Village, Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon · 1,212 people - Gidhwa · Village, Dondi Luhara, Durg · 987 people - Gidhwa · Village, Bemetara, Durg · 732 people - Gidhwa · Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon · 386 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gidhwa? 491335 - How far is Gidhwa from Durg? 100 km by road - What is the population of Gidhwa? 309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gidhwa in? Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gidhwa? 71.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/gidhwa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.