About Geedam Village

Geedam is a mid sized village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 293 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geedam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geedam village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Sukma
Pincode	494111
Area (hectares)	555.82 hectares
Population	634
Male Population	293
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,164
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Geedam compares

By the 2011 count Geedam is the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 555.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Geedam

Geedam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geedam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Geedam from other places

Geedam lies about 42 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 48 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Geedam
Tehsil headquarters	Sukma	15 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	24 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	42 km
Nearest railway station	Kaklur	48 km

Villages closest to Geedam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sukma tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Geedam

As per the Census of India 2011, Geedam village had a population of 634. That makes it the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Geedam village has 293 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geedam has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Geedam is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geedam covers 555.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Geedam falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Geedam is Kaklur, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Geedam.

Geedam is about 42 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geedam is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Sukma is about 15 km away. Malakanagiri is about 24 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.