Gidhwa, Dondi Luhara, Balod, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on November 26, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gidhwa


The village Gidhwa is located in Dondi Luhara Tahsil of Balod District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Gidhwa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dondiluhara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajnandgaon, which is about 17 kilometers away from Gidhwa.

Travel and Communication for Gidhwa


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gidhwa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Gidhwa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Gidhwa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Gidhwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 987 persons live in 195 house holds in the village Gidhwa. There are 503 female individuals and 484 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.96% and males constitute 49.04% of the total population.

There are 66 scheduled castes persons of which 36 are females and 30 are males. Females constitute 54.55% and males constitute 45.45% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.69% of the total population.

There are 196 scheduled tribes persons of which 104 are females and 92 are males. Females constitute 53.06% and males constitute 46.94% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 19.86% of the total population.

Population density of Gidhwa is 258.11 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gidhwa


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Total area of Gidhwa is 382.4 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 305.76 ha. About 173.32 ha is un-irrigated area. About 90.62 ha is irrigated area. About 86.12 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 4.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 34.52 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.91 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.29 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 24.19 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.73 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Gidhwa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Chendriban Nawagaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a government primary school in the village Gidhwa.

There are no middle schools in the village Gidhwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no secondary schools in the village Gidhwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Pinkapar, which is 5-10 kms away from Gidhwa.

Colleges in Gidhwa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Rajnandgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Rajnandgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Khairagarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

Other Educational Facilities in Gidhwa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Batera, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Rajnandgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Rajnandgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Gidhwa


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Gidhwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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