Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon
# Gidarri

Gidarri is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491661. The 2011 Census counted 1,273 people in 259 households, the 28th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 1,273 people (2011)
- 259 households
- 85.5% literacy
- 491661 PIN code

## Gidarri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gidarri is 491661. Gidarri falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491661
- Gram panchayat Gidarri
- Community development block Chhuria
- Census village code 441047

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

## How far is Gidarri from nearby towns?
- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gidarri?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gidarri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 5–10 km · Khujji
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

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

The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gidarri

Of every 100 households in Gidarri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gidarri · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 84%
- Toilet within the home 9% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 81% 83%
- Television 25% 21%
- Mobile phone 4% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 18%
- 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 Gidarri?

■ Gidarri · ■ Chhuriya rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1187 1038
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1315 1008
- Working population 57.6% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.7% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 444 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 51 (7%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 40 (5%) · ■ Marginal 195 (27%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya
- Atargaon 1,328 people
- Ratan Bhath 1,324 people
- Kallu Banjari 1,284 people
- Badra Tola 1,274 people
- Daihan 1,266 people
- Chikhala Kasa 1,260 people
- Fafamar 1,246 people
- Jodhra 1,245 people

All 218 villages in Chhuriya

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gidarri? 491661
- How far is Gidarri from Rajnandgaon? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Gidarri? 1,273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidarri in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gidarri? 85.5% (Census 2011)

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