Gidhwa, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on November 26, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gidhwa


The village Gidhwa is located in Dongargarh Tahsil of Rajnandgaon District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Amlidih Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dongargarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dongargarh, 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, 386 persons live in 74 house holds in the village Gidhwa. There are 190 female individuals and 196 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.22% and males constitute 50.78% of the total population.

There are 21 scheduled castes persons of which 11 are females and 10 are males. Females constitute 52.38% and males constitute 47.62% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.44% of the total population.

There are 124 scheduled tribes persons of which 65 are females and 59 are males. Females constitute 52.42% and males constitute 47.58% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 32.12% of the total population.

Population density of Gidhwa is 237.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gidhwa


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Total area of Gidhwa is 162.86 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 127.66 ha. About 173.73 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.42 ha is irrigated area. About 4.42 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 0.79 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.69 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1.48 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 22.23 ha is culturable waste land. About 6.93 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.08 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gidhwa


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Gidhwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government primary school in the village Gidhwa.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Tappa, which is less than 5 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tappa, which is less than 5 kms away from Gidhwa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tappa, which is less than 5 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 Dongargarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

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

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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Gidhwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government 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 less than 5 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 more than 10 kms away from Gidhwa.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 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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