Village · Khadganva, Koriya
# Gadhtar

Gadhtar is a village in Khadganva sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495556. The 2011 Census counted 1,386 people in 277 households, the 28th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,386 people (2011)
- 277 households
- 66.3% literacy
- 495556 PIN code

## Gadhtar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gadhtar is 495556. Gadhtar falls in Khadganva sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495556
- Gram panchayat Gadhtar
- Community development block Khadgawan
- Census village code 431794

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

## How far is Gadhtar from nearby towns?
- Khadganva (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gadhtar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gadhtar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mansukh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chirmiri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chirmiri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, 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 Gadhtar known for?

About 37% of the 1,070 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gadhtar

Of every 100 households in Gadhtar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadhtar · ■ Khadganva rural average
- Electricity for lighting 5% 23%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 5% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 90% 69%
- Television 2% 6%
- Mobile phone 23% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 44%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Gadhtar?

■ Gadhtar · ■ Khadganva rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1059 997
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1094 1017
- Working population 80.5% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 52.6% for women. 82% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 800 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 23 (2%) · ■ Marginal 292 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khadganva
- Magaura 1,480 people
- Koda 1,434 people
- Patma 1,430 people
- Kadrewa 1,401 people
- Bodemuda 1,385 people
- Chhotesalhi 1,369 people
- Giddhmudi 1,284 people
- Dewadand 1,274 people

All 92 villages in Khadganva

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gadhtar? 495556
- How far is Gadhtar from Baikunthpur? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Gadhtar? 1,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadhtar in? Koriya district (Khadganva sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadhtar? 66.3% (Census 2011)

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