Gidam is a Taluk located in Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. It is one of 7 Taluks of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. There are 67 villages and 2 towns in Gidam Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Gidam Taluk has 18174 households, population of 80552 of which 40187 are males and 40365 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 12221 which is 15.17% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Gidam Taluk is around
1004 compared to
991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Gidam Taluk is 43.81% out of which 53.45% males are literate and 34.21% females are literate. The total area of Gidam is 856.93 sq.km with population density of 94 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 82.53% of population lives in Urban area and 17.47% lives in Rural area. There are 2.13% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 69.03% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gidam Taluk.
Gidam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 80552 | 100% |
| Hindu | 78687 | 97.68% |
| Muslim | 726 | 0.9% |
| Jain | 630 | 0.78% |
| Christian | 299 | 0.37% |
| Religion not stated | 108 | 0.13% |
| Sikh | 83 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 18 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1 | 0% |
Gidam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 3203 | 14971 |
| Total Population | 14076 | 66476 |
| Population (%) | 49.31% | 49.99% |
| Male Population | 6941 | 33246 |
| Female Population | 7135 | 33230 |
| Sex Ratio | 1028 | 1000 |
| Literacy (%) | 65.31% | 39.25% |
List of Cities in Gidam
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List of Villages in Gidam
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