# Gidhamal Village, Kantamal, Baudh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kantamal, Baudh 

# Gidhamal

Gidhamal is a village in Kantamal sub-district of Baudh district, Odisha, PIN code **762018**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 124 households**, the 42nd largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 499people (2011)
- 124households
- 49.8%literacy
- 762018PIN code

## Gidhamal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gidhamal is 762018.** Gidhamal falls in Kantamal sub-district, Baudh district, Odisha.

- PIN code762018
- Gram panchayatKultajor
- Community development blockKantamal
- Census village code417815

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gidhamal from nearby towns?

- Kantamal (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Baudh (district HQ)105 km by road
- Balangir (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gidhamal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gidhamal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghantapada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kantamal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baudh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gidhamal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and pulses**. About 46% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gidhamal

Of every 100 households in Gidhamal in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gidhamal · ■ Kantamal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gidhamal?

■ Gidhamal · ■ Kantamal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1280**

**963

Working population ****63.3%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 37.6% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 194 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kantamal

- Dhanakhandi546 people
- Manikpur537 people
- Chhapara535 people
- Pindapadar507 people
- Sindhugora499 people
- Tentulikhunti498 people
- Tileimal498 people
- Malikpadar497 people

[All 226 villages in Kantamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baudh/kantamal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gidhamal?762018
- How far is Gidhamal from Baudh?105 km by road
- What is the population of Gidhamal?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidhamal in?Baudh district (Kantamal sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gidhamal?49.8% (Census 2011)